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Section 11 Definition of war charity.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In this Act the expression “war charity” means any fund, institution, association or undertaking, whether established before or after the passing of this Act, having for its sole or principal object or among its principal objects the relief of suffering or distress caused, or the supply of needs or comforts to persons affected, by—

(a)

any war in which His Majesty was engaged during the years nineteen hundred and fourteen to nineteen hundred and eighteen;

(b)

any war in which His Majesty is engaged at the passing of this Act; and

(c)

any war or act of aggression, whether occurring before or after the passing of this Act, to which His Majesty by Order in Council declares this Act to be applicable;

and any other charitable object connected with any such war or act of aggression:

Provided that—

  1. (i)

    the said expression does not include any charity for the blind within the meaning of section three of the M1Blind Persons Act 1920;

  2. (ii)

    in relation to any charity which becomes a war charity by virtue of an Order in Council made under paragraph (c) hereof, subsection (3) of section one of this Act shall have effect as if for the reference to the passing of this Act there were substituted a reference to the date of the Order.

(2)

Any question whether a charity is a war charity shall be finally determined by the Charity Commissioners.

(3)

The provisions of this Act, except in so far as they provide for the extension of the objects of certain war charities and make it an offence for any person—

(a)

to make an appeal or raise or attempt to raise money for any war charity, without the approval in writing of the management committee or person responsible for the administration of the charity, or a duly authorised officer of the charity;

(b)

falsely to represent himself to be an officer or agent of a war charity;

shall not apply to the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation or to any war charity administered by a government department.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1920 c. 49.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (1.9.1992) by Charities Act 1992 (c. 41), s. 78(2), Sch.7; S.I. 1992/1900, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F2

Act repealed (1.9.1992) by Charities Act 1992 (c. 41), s. 78(2), Sch7; S.I. 1992/1900, art. 2(1), Sch.1.