# Edinburgh Merchant Company Order Confirmation 1996, Paragraph 139: Donations, etc., may be received


(1) The Company, the Master’s court and the endowments trust may respectively receive donations or endowments for any of the purposes of this Order in so far as applicable to them respectively and may also receive donations or endowments for any special objects which shall not be inconsistent with or calculated to impede the due working of the provisions of this Order and may hold, exercise, administer and fulfil any trusts which may be confided to them.
(2) The endowments trust may enter into agreements with any persons who are the administrators of any charity or benevolent institution within the city of Edinburgh and for the transfer of the administration of such charity or benevolent institution to the endowments trust.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1996/11/schedule/paragraph/139 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/edinburgh-merchant-company-order-confirmation-1996/schedule/paragraph-139
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