Charities 34. - (1) A provision which is contained in a charitable instrument and which provides for conferring benefits on persons of a class defined by reference to colour shall have effect for all purposes as if it provided for conferring the same benefits -
(b) where the original class is defined by reference to colour only, on persons generally.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be taken to alter the effect of any provision as regards any time before the coming into operation of that paragraph.
(b) render unlawful an act which is done in order to give effect to such a provision.
(4) In this Article "charitable instrument" means a statutory provision or other instrument (whenever taking effect) so far as it relates to purposes which are exclusively charitable according to the law of Northern Ireland. |
© Crown copyright 1997 | Prepared
30 June 1997
|