Charities Act 1993 (repealed)

29 Power to advise charity trustees.E+W

(1)The Commissioners may on the written application of any charity trustee give him their opinion or advice on any matter affecting the performance of his duties as such.

(2)A charity trustee or trustee for a charity acting in accordance with the opinion or advice of the Commissioners given under this section with respect to the charity shall be deemed, as regards his responsibility for so acting, to have acted in accordance with his trust, unless, when he does so, either—

(a)he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the opinion or advice was given in ignorance of material facts; or

(b)the decision of the court has been obtained on the matter or proceedings are pending to obtain one.