http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/2011-04-01Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990An Act, as respects Scotland, to make new provision for the regulation of charities; to provide for the establishment of a board having functions in connection with the provision of conveyancing and executry services by persons other than solicitors, advocates and incorporated practices; to provide as to rights of audience in courts of law, legal services and judicial appointments, and for the establishment and functions of an ombudsman in relation to legal services; to amend the law relating to liquor licensing; to make special provision in relation to the giving of evidence by children in criminal trials; to empower a sheriff court to try offences committed in the district of a different sheriff court in the same sheriffdom; to provide as to probation and community service orders and the supervision and care of persons on probation and on release from prison and for supervised attendance as an alternative to imprisonment on default in paying a fine; to amend Part I of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 with respect to the registration and enforcement of confiscation orders in relation to the proceeds of drug trafficking; to amend section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; to provide a system for the settlement by arbitration of international commercial disputes; to amend Part II of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; and to make certain other miscellaneous reforms of the law.990-1.-1.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2019-03-04Expert Participation2011-04-01 Part I Charities Reorganisation of public trusts Reorganisation of public trusts by the court.91Where, in the case of any public trust, the court is satisfied—athat the purposes of the trust, whether in whole or in part—ihave been fulfilled as far as it is possible to do so; oriican no longer be given effect to, whether in accordance with the directions or spirit of the trust deed or other document constituting the trust or otherwise;bthat the purposes of the trust provide a use for only part of the property available under the trust;cthat the purposes of the trust were expressed by reference to—ian area which has, since the trust was constituted, ceased to have effect for the purpose described expressly or by implication in the trust deed or other document constituting the trust; oriia class of persons or area which has ceased to be suitable or appropriate, having regard to the spirit of the trust deed or other document constituting the trust, or as regards which it has ceased to be practicable to administer the property available under the trust; ordthat the purposes of the trust, whether in whole or in part, have, since the trust was constituted—ibeen adequately provided for by other means; oriiceased to be such as would enable the trust to be entered in the Scottish Charity Register; oriiiceased in any other way to provide a suitable and effective method of using the property available under the trust, having regard to the spirit of the trust deed or other document constituting the trust,the court, on the application of the trustees, may, subject to subsection (2) below, approve a scheme for the variation or reorganisation of the trust purposes.2The court shall not approve a scheme as mentioned in subsection (1) above unless it is satisfied that the trust purposes proposed in the scheme will enable the resources of the trust to be applied to better effect consistently with the spirit of the trust deed or other document constituting the trust, having regard to changes in social and economic conditions since the time when the trust was constituted.3Where any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) above applies to a public trust, an application may be made under this section for the approval of a scheme —afor the transfer of the assets of the trust to another public trust, whether involving a change to the trust purposes of such other trust or not; orbfor the amalgamation of the trust with one or more public trusts,and the court, if it is satisfied that the conditions specified in subsection (2) above are met, may approve such a scheme.4Subject to subsection (5) below, an application for approval of a scheme under this section shall be made to the Court of Session.5From such day as the Lord Advocate may, by order, appoint, an application for approval of a scheme under this section may be made by a public trust having an annual income not exceeding such amount as the Secretary of State may, by order, prescribe—ato the sheriff for the place with which the trust has its closest and most real connection;bwhere there is no such place as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above, to the sheriff for the place where any of the trustees resides;cwhere neither paragraph (a) nor (b) above applies, to the sheriff of Lothian and Borders at Edinburgh.6Every application under this section shall be intimated to the Lord Advocate who shall be entitled to enter appearance as a party in any proceedings on such application, and he may lead such proof and enter such pleas as he thinks fit; and no expenses shall be claimable by or against the Lord Advocate in any proceedings in which he has entered appearance under this subsection.7This section shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court of Session to approve a cy pres scheme in relation to any public trust.S. 9 wholly in force; s. 9(5) in force for certain purposes at 4.7.1992 and s. 9 wholly in force at 27.7.1992 see s. 75(2) and S.I. 1992/1599, arts.3,5, Schs. 1, 3.Pt. I (ss. 1-15): functions of the Lord Advocate transferred to the Secretary of State, and all property, rights and liabilities to which the Lord Advocate is entitled or subject in connection with any such function transferred to the Secretary of State for Scotland (19.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/678, arts. 2, 3, Sch. (with art. 7)Words in s. 9(1)(d)(ii) substituted (1.4.2006) by Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10), s. 107(2), Sch. 4 para. 7(c); S.S.I. 2006/189, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1
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<Text>The court shall not approve a scheme as mentioned in subsection (1) above unless it is satisfied that the trust purposes proposed in the scheme will enable the resources of the trust to be applied to better effect consistently with the spirit of the trust deed or other document constituting the trust, having regard to changes in social and economic conditions since the time when the trust was constituted.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/3/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/3" id="section-9-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Where any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) above applies to a public trust, an application may be made under this section for the approval of a scheme —</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/3/a/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/3/a" id="section-9-3-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the transfer of the assets of the trust to another public trust, whether involving a change to the trust purposes of such other trust or not; or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/3/b/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/3/b" id="section-9-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>for the amalgamation of the trust with one or more public trusts,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>and the court, if it is satisfied that the conditions specified in subsection (2) above are met, may approve such a scheme.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/4/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/4" id="section-9-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Subject to subsection (5) below, an application for approval of a scheme under this section shall be made to the Court of Session.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5" id="section-9-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>From such day as the Lord Advocate may, by order, appoint, an application for approval of a scheme under this section may be made by a public trust having an annual income not exceeding such amount as the Secretary of State may, by order, prescribe—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/a/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/a" id="section-9-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>to the sheriff for the place with which the trust has its closest and most real connection;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/b/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/b" id="section-9-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where there is no such place as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above, to the sheriff for the place where any of the trustees resides;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/c/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/5/c" id="section-9-5-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>where neither paragraph (a) nor (b) above applies, to the sheriff of Lothian and Borders at Edinburgh.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/6/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/6" id="section-9-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Every application under this section shall be intimated to the Lord Advocate who shall be entitled to enter appearance as a party in any proceedings on such application, and he may lead such proof and enter such pleas as he thinks fit; and no expenses shall be claimable by or against the Lord Advocate in any proceedings in which he has entered appearance under this subsection.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/7/2011-04-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/7" id="section-9-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>This section shall be without prejudice to the power of the Court of Session to approve a cy pres scheme in relation to any public trust.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
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<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c13712581" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 9 wholly in force; s. 9(5) in force for certain purposes at 4.7.1992 and s. 9 wholly in force at 27.7.1992 see s. 75(2) and
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1599" id="c00068" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="1599">S.I. 1992/1599</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00069" CitationRef="c00068" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1599/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">arts.3</CitationSubRef>
,5, Schs. 1, 3.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c13712291" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="c00097" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef>
(ss. 1-15): functions of the Lord Advocate transferred to the Secretary of State, and all property, rights and liabilities to which the Lord Advocate is entitled or subject in connection with any such function transferred to the Secretary of State for Scotland (19.5.1999) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678" id="c00098" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1999" Number="678">S.I. 1999/678</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00099" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678/article/2" CitationRef="c00098" SectionRef="article-2">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00100" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678/article/3" CitationRef="c00098" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00101" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678/schedule" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00098" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c00102" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/678/article/7" CitationRef="c00098" SectionRef="article-7">art. 7</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-a816bc7f96e7630af73a336001cfb63a" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in
<CitationSubRef id="c5xtquvp2-00006" SectionRef="section-9-1-d-ii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1990/40/section/9/1/d/ii">s. 9(1)(d)(ii)</CitationSubRef>
substituted (1.4.2006) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/10" id="c5xtquvp2-00007" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2005" Number="10" Title="Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005">Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c5xtquvp2-00008" CitationRef="c5xtquvp2-00007" SectionRef="section-107-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2005/10/section/107/2">s. 107(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
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;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/189" id="c5xtquvp2-00010" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="189" Title="Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No.3, Transitional and Savings Provision) Order 2006">S.S.I. 2006/189</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c5xtquvp2-00011" CitationRef="c5xtquvp2-00010" SectionRef="article-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2006/189/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
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</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>