Section 20 Incidental powers

England and Wales

(1)

The Commission may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the performance of any of its functions or general duties.

(2)

But nothing in this Act authorises the Commission—

(a)

to exercise functions corresponding to those of a charity trustee in relation to a charity, or

(b)

otherwise to be directly involved in the administration of a charity.

(3)

Subsection (2) does not affect the operation of section 84F1, 84AF2, 84B or 85 (power of Commission to direct specified action to be taken or to direct application of charity property).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 20(3) inserted (31.7.2016) by Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (c. 4), ss. 6(3), 17(4); S.I. 2016/815, reg. 2(e)
F2: Word in s. 20(3) inserted (31.7.2016) by Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (c. 4), ss. 7(3), 17(4); S.I. 2016/815, reg. 2(f)