Charities18
1
Nothing in these Regulations shall make it unlawful for a person to provide benefits only to persons of a particular sexual orientation, if—
a
he acts in pursuance of a charitable instrument, and
b
the restriction of benefits to persons of that sexual orientation is imposed by reason of or on the grounds of the provisions of the charitable instrument.
2
Nothing in these Regulations shall make it unlawful for the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the holder of the office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to exercise a function in relation to a charity in a manner which appears to the Commission or to the holder to be expedient in the interests of the charity, having regard to the provisions of the charitable instrument.
3
In this regulation—
“charitable instrument”–
- a
means an instrument establishing or governing a charity, and
- b
includes a charitable instrument made before these Regulations come into force; and
- a
“charity”—