The Charities (The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty) Order 1994

Made: 16th August 1994

Coming into force: 30th August 1994

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 17(2) of the Charities Act 1993, I hereby make the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Charities (The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty) Order 1994 and shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which it is made.

2

The Scheme set out in the Appendix to this Order shall have effect.

APPENDIX — SCHEME FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHARITY CALLED THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY

Whereas:

1

The Charity called the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty (hereinafter referred to as the National Trust) is now regulated by:

• (1) The National Trust Act 1907³;

• (2) The National Trust Charity Scheme Confirmation Act 1919⁴;

• (3) The National Trust Act 1937⁵;

• (4) The National Trust Act 1939⁶;

• (5) The National Trust Act 1953⁷;

• (6) The National Trust Act 1971⁸;

• (7) The Charities (National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty) Order 1975[^f00009]:

2

Application has been made to the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales by the National Trust for a Scheme for the administration thereof:

3

It appears to the Charity Commissioners that a Scheme should be established for the administration of the National Trust but that it is necessary for the Scheme to alter the provision made by the said Act of 1971:

4

In pursuance of section 20 of the Charities Act 1993 public notice of the Charity Commissioners' proposals for this Scheme has been given and no representations have been received by the Charity Commissioners in respect thereof:

SCHEME

Signed

Michael Howard — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 16th August 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order gives effect to a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners relating to the Charity called the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. The Charity was founded for the preservation for the benefit of the nation of lands and tenements, including buildings, of beauty or historic interest and, as regards lands, for the preservation as far as practicable of their natural aspect, features and animal and plant life, also for the preservation of furniture, pictures and chattels of any description having national and historic or artistic interest.

The Charity was incorporated by Act of Parliament of 1907 and is now regulated by the National Trust Acts 1907 to 1971 and the Charities (National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty) Order 1975.

The Scheme provides for changes in the accounting periods under section 21 of the National Trust Act 1971 and enables the Charity Commissioners by order to direct that the accounts are to be prepared for a different period to the period specified in the Scheme.

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