Part 11

Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs)
CHAPTER 1

General

Nature and constitution

Constitution
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1
A CIO's constitution must state—
a
its name,
b
its purposes,
c
whether its principal office is in England or in Wales, and
d
whether or not its members are liable to contribute to its assets if it is wound up, and (if they are) up to what amount.
2
A CIO's constitution must make provision—
a
about who is eligible for membership, and how a person becomes a member,
b
about the appointment of one or more persons who are to be charity trustees of the CIO, and about any conditions of eligibility for appointment, and
c
containing directions about the application of property of the CIO on its dissolution.
3
A CIO's constitution must also provide for such other matters, and comply with such requirements, as are specified in CIO regulations.
4
A CIO's constitution—
a
must be in English if its principal office is in England;
b
may be in English or in Welsh if its principal office is in Wales.
5
A CIO's constitution must be in the form specified in regulations made by the Commission, or as near to that form as the circumstances admit.
6
Subject to anything in a CIO's constitution—
a
a charity trustee of the CIO may, but need not, be a member of it,
b
a member of the CIO may, but need not, be one of its charity trustees, and
c
those who are members of the CIO and those who are its charity trustees may, but need not, be identical.