Part 2The Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities

The Commission

20Incidental powers

1

The Commission may do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the performance of any of its functions or general duties.

2

But nothing in this Act authorises the Commission—

a

to exercise functions corresponding to those of a charity trustee in relation to a charity, or

b

otherwise to be directly involved in the administration of a charity.

3

Subsection (2) does not affect the operation of section 84 or 85 (power of Commission to direct specified action to be taken or to direct application of charity property).