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(1)There shall continue to be an officer known as the official custodian for charities (in this Act referred to as “the official custodian”) whose function it shall be to act as trustee for charities in the cases provided for by this Act; and the official custodian shall be by that name a corporation sole having perpetual succession and using an official seal which shall be officially and judicially noticed.
[F1(2)Such individual as the Commission may from time to time designate shall be the official custodian.]
(3)The official custodian shall perform his duties in accordance with such general or special directions as may be given him by the [F2Commission], and his expenses (except those re-imbursed to him or recovered by him as trustee for any charity) shall be defrayed by the [F2Commission].
(4)Anything which is required to or may be done by, to or before the official custodian may be done by, to or before any [F3member of the staff of the Commission] generally or specially authorised [F4by it] to act for him during a vacancy in his office or otherwise.
(5)The official custodian shall not be liable as trustee for any charity in respect of any loss or of the mis-application of any property unless it is occasioned by or through the wilful neglect or default of the custodian or of any person acting for him; but the Consolidated Fund shall be liable to make good to a charity any sums for which the custodian may be liable by reason of any such neglect or default.
(6)The official custodian shall keep such books of account and such records in relation thereto as may be directed by the Treasury and shall prepare accounts in such form, in such manner and at such times as may be so directed.
(7)The accounts so prepared shall be examined and certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General F5...
[F6(8)The Comptroller and Auditor General shall send to the Commission a copy of the accounts as certified by him together with his report on them.
(9)The Commission shall publish and lay before Parliament a copy of the documents sent to it under subsection (8) above.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 2(2) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 98(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 19); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in s. 2(3) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 98(3); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F3Words in s. 2(4) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 98(4)(a); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F4Words in s. 2(4) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 98(4)(b); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F5Words in s. 2(7) repealed (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 98(5), Sch. 9; S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)
F6S. 2(8)(9) added (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 98(6); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)
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