# Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 50: Constitution and powers


(1) A SCIO's constitution must state its name and its purposes.
(2) A SCIO's constitution must make provision—
(a) about who is eligible for membership, and how a person becomes a member, and
(b) for the appointment of 3 or more persons (“charity trustees”) who are to be charged with the general control of the SCIO's administration, and about any conditions of eligibility for becoming a charity trustee.
(3) A SCIO's constitution must also provide for such other matters, and comply with such requirements, as are specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
(4) A SCIO must use and apply its property in furtherance of its purposes and in accordance with its constitution.
(5) Subject to anything in its constitution, a SCIO has power to do anything which is calculated to further its purposes or is conducive or incidental to doing so.
(6) For the purposes of managing the affairs of a SCIO, its charity trustees may exercise all the SCIO's powers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/10/section/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-and-trustee-investment-scotland-act-2005/section-50
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