CHARITIES ACT 1978
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 1A Definitions
PART I--THE APPLICATION OF THE CY PRèS DOCTRINE TO CHARITIES
- 2 Occasions for applying property cy près
- 3 Application cy près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming
- 4 Power of Attorney-General to sanction schemes
- 4A Governor in Council may increase monetary limits
- 4B Tabling before Parliament and disallowance
- 5 Power of Attorney-General to give opinions etc.
- 6 Payment by trustees to charitable institutions
- 7 Regulations
- 7A Transitional provision—Charities (Amendment) Act 2005
PART IA--APPROVAL FOR INVESTMENT IN COMMON FUNDS
- 7B Powers of trustees under this Part
- 7C Powers under this Part subject to provisions and conditions of Order or approval
- 7D Application to court
- 7E Powers of court do not derogate from other powers
- 7F Application to Attorney-General in respect of eligible property
- 7G Attorney-General may make investigations
- 7H Attorney-General may approve application of Part
- 7I Part continues to apply if corpus exceeds initial limits
PART IB--CHARITABLE TRUSTS
- 7J Definitions
- 7K Distribution to certain eligible entities
- 7L Leave to apply trust fund for further purposes
- 7M Inclusion of non-charitable purposes not to invalidate trust
PART II--SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES
- 8 Definitions
- 9 Method of conducting inquiry
- 9A Attorney-General may require information
- 9B Offence to fail to comply with requirement
- 10 Powers of inspector
- 11 Record of examination
- 12 Report
- 13 Court may order removal of trustee or executor
- 14 Inspector's power to delegate
- 15 Costs
- 16 Offence
- 17 Exemption from Part
PART III--GENERAL
- 18 Attorney-General's power to delegate
