Section 1(4).
1U.K.The Trustees shall not be regarded as acting on behalf of the Crown and neither they nor their officers or servants shall be regarded as Crown servants.
2U.K.[F1Section 40 of the M1General Rate Act 1967 (relief for charities and other organisations)][F1Sections 43(6), 45(6) and 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988], section 4 of the M2Local Government (Financial Provisions etc.) (Scotland) Act 1962 (corresponding provisions for Scotland) and Article 41 of the M3Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (corresponding provisions for Northern Ireland) shall apply to any hereditament, lands and heritages occupied by the Trustees for the purposes of this Act as they apply to a hereditament, lands and heritages occupied by trustees for a charity.
Textual Amendments
F1Words “Sections 43(6), 45(6) and 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988” substituted (E.W.)for “Section 40 of the General Rate Act 1967 (relief for charities and other organisations)” by S.I. 1990/776, arts. 2(2), 8, Sch. 3 para. 20
Marginal Citations
3(1)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a member of the body constituted by section 1(2) of this Act (in this Schedule referred to as “a trustee”) shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
(2)A person shall not be appointed a trustee for more than three years.
(3)A trustee may resign by notice in writing to the Prime Minister.
(4)The Prime Minister may terminate the appointment of a trustee if he is satisfied that—
(a)for a period of six months beginning not more than nine months previously he has, without the consent of the other trustees, failed to attend the meetings of the trustees;
(b)he is an undischarged bankrupt or has made an arrangement with his creditors or is insolvent within the meaning of paragraph 9(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the M4Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970;
(c)he is by reason of physical or mental illness, or for any other reason, incapable of carrying out his duties; or
(d)he has been convicted of such a criminal offence, or his conduct has been such, that it is not in the Prime Minister’s opinion fitting that he should remain a trustee.
(5)A person who ceases or has ceased to be a trustee may be re-appointed.
Marginal Citations
4(1)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the chairman of the Trustees shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.U.K.
(2)The chairman may resign his office by notice in writing to the Prime Minister.
(3)A trustee who ceases or has ceased to be chairmen may be reappointed to that office.
(4)If the chairman ceases to be a trustee he shall also cease to be chairman.
Valid from 04/03/1998
Textual Amendments
F2S. 4A and crossheading inserted (4.3.1998) by 1997 c. 14, s. 2(a); S.I. 1997/292, art.2
[F34AU.K.There may be paid out of the Fund to a trustee such remuneration, on such terms and conditions, as the Secretary of State may approve.]
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 para. 4A and crossheading inserted (4.3.1998) by 1997 c. 14, s. 2(a); S.I. 1998/292, art.2
5(1)All administrative and other expenses incurred by the Trustees in discharging their functions under this Act shall be defrayed out of the Fund.
(2)There may be paid out of the Fund to a trustee such allowances as [F4the Ministers] may with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service approve.
Textual Amendments
F4The words “the Ministers” now stand in the text by virtue of S.I. 1983/879, art. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1For the reference to the Minister for the Civil Service there is substituted a reference to the Treasury by S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(c), 3(5)
6The Trustees may, after consultation with [F5the Ministers], appoint such officers and servants as they think fit but the number appointed shall require the approval of [F5the Ministers] and the remuneration to be paid, any provisions as to superannuation and the other terms and conditions of service shall require the approval of [F5the Ministers] given with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.
Textual Amendments
F5The words “the Ministers” now stand by virtue of S.I. 1983/879, art. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2For the reference to the Minister for the Civil Service there is substituted a reference to the Treasury by S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(c), 3(5)
7(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act—
(a)the Trustees shall discharge their functions in accordance with such arrangements as they may determine; and
(b)those arrangements may provide for any function to be discharged under the general direction of the Trustees by a committee or committees consisting of three or more trustees.
(2)Anything done by a committee under the arrangements shall, if the arrangements so provide, have effect as if done by the Trustees.
(3)The validity of any proceedings of the Trustees shall not be affected by any vacancy among the trustees or by any defect in the appointment of a trustee.
(4)The arrangements made under this paragraph may include provisions specifying a quorum for meetings of the Trustees and any committee; and until a quorum is so specified in relation to meetings of the Trustees the quorum for such meetings shall be such as may be determined by [F6the Ministers].
Textual Amendments
F6The words “the Ministers” now stand in the text by virtue of S.I. 1983/879, art. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(2)