Part 12Incorporation of charity trustees

General

253Gifts to take effect as gifts to incorporated body

1

After the incorporation under this Part of the charity trustees of any charity, every relevant donation, gift and disposition of property made—

a

to or in favour of the charity, or the charity trustees of the charity, or

b

otherwise for the purposes of the charity,

takes effect as if made to or in favour of the incorporated body or otherwise for the same purposes.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1), a donation, gift or disposition of property is a relevant one if (whether of real or personal property and whether made by deed, will or otherwise)—

a

it was lawfully made before the incorporation but has not actually taken effect, or

b

it is lawfully made after the incorporation.