CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 6 Transfer of certain administration actions to Ministry.

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CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 6

Transfer of certain administration actions to Ministry.

6.(1) Where

(a)a testator has by will bequeathed or devised any property for any
charitable purpose; and

(b)an action has been instituted for the administration of the assets of, or
for the purpose of carrying out the trusts established by, the testator;

(2) Where, on an application under subsection (1), a court is satisfied that
there has been undue or improper delay in proceeding with the action,
the court may

(a)transfer the conduct of the action to the Ministry; or

(b)impose on the person having the conduct of the action such terms as it may
consider necessary for the purpose of bringing the action to a speedy
termination;

(3) The Ministry shall, before making an application under subsection (1),
give the Attorney-General notice of its intention to make the application.

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CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 6