Part 7

Charity land

Restrictions on dispositions of land in England and Wales

Meaning of “connected person” in s.117(2)
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1
In section 117(2) “connected person”, in relation to a charity, means any person who falls within subsection (2)—
a
at the time of the disposition in question, or
b
at the time of any contract for the disposition in question.
2
The persons are—
a
a charity trustee or trustee for the charity,
b
a person who is the donor of any land to the charity (whether the gift was made on or after the establishment of the charity),
c
a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of any such trustee or donor,
d
an officer, agent or employee of the charity,
e
the spouse or civil partner of any person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (d),
f
a person carrying on business in partnership with any person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (e),
g
an institution which is controlled—
i
by any person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (f), or
ii
by two or more such persons taken together, or
h
a body corporate in which—
i
any connected person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (g) has a substantial interest, or
ii
two or more such persons, taken together, have a substantial interest.
3
Sections 350 to 352 (meaning of child, spouse and civil partner, controlled institution and substantial interest) apply for the purposes of subsection (2).