# The Charities (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust) Order 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order gives effect to the Charity Commission’s Scheme for the administration of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, a charity regulated by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Act 1961; this Order amends that Act. The Scheme only brings about administrative changes and does not alter the objectives of the Trust or otherwise affect its activities or operations.
The main purpose of the Scheme is to provide for a smaller board of between eight and twelve trustees, who will be appointed on the basis of their skills, knowledge and expertise. The Scheme also establishes a new consultative Council to the board.
The Scheme also modernises provision relating to the proceedings of the board of trustees. The Scheme additionally introduces an express power for the Trustees to delegate certain functions to sub-committees.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or wider voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/783/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-shakespeare-birthplace-trust-order-2017/note
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