CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964

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CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 26



26.(1) Subject to subsection (2), where four or more trustees are for the time
being acting in the administration of a charity, not less than two-thirds of
the number of trustees so acting may, in the names and on behalf of the
trustees of the charity, make any application, perform any act or exercise any
power, specified in subsection (3).

(2) Where the terms of a charitable trust require a minimum of four or more
trustees to act, then if that minimum number is for the time being acting, not
less than two-thirds of that number may, in the names and on behalf of the
trustees of the charity, make any application, perform any act or exercise any
power, specified in subsection (3).

(3) The said applications, acts and powers are as follows, namely:

(a)to make any application to the Ministry under this Act;

(b)to perform such acts and enter into such contracts as may be necessary for
the purpose of disposing of any property belonging to the charity;

(c)to execute such assurances or other deeds or instruments as may be
necessary for the purpose of giving effect to any disposition of any property
belonging to the charity;

(d)to exercise any power conferred on the trustees of a charity by or under
this Act.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) where two-thirds of a number is
a whole number and a fraction, the whole number and fraction shall be taken to
be the next higher whole number.

(5) An application made, act performed or power exercised by virtue of
subsection (1) or (2) shall have the same effect as if made or exercised by
all the trustees for the time being acting in relation to the charity
concerned.

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CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 26