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Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021

Detailed Provisions

Part 2: Operation of the redress scheme

Contributions to the redress scheme

Section 17: Financial contributions by charities

36.This section applies where a charity makes a financial contribution to the redress scheme. Financial contributions made by charities will be treated as being in furtherance of the charity’s charitable purposes and consistent with the charity’s constitution, providing public benefit, not being contrary to the interests of the charity, and being within the powers exercisable by the charity trustees of the charity. However, this section does not authorise the use of restricted funds for this purpose. In addition, charity trustees will still have to comply with their duties under section 66 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, although those duties must be considered in light of the modifications made by section 17(2) of the Act.

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