The Charities (The Proby Trust Fund) Order 1996

Made: 20th December 1996

Coming into force: 3rd January 1997

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 17(2) of the Charities Act 1993, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Charities (The Proby Trust Fund) Order 1996 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 KNOWN AS THE PROBY TRUST FUND SITUATE IN CAMBRIDGE WHEREAS:

1

The Charity known as The Proby Trust Fund is now regulated by the Jesus College Proby Trust Act 1853[^f00003];

2

Application has been made to the Charity Commissioners by the Trustee of the Charity 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 Charity but that it is necessary for the Scheme to make provision which goes beyond the powers exercisable by them apart from section 17 of the Charities Act 1993;

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 in respect thereof;

Scheme

Administration of Charity.

Vesting.

Investment of cash.

The Trustee.

Application of Income.

5

The clear income of the Charity after deduction of all reasonable expenses relating to the management of the Charity shall be applied as follows:

• (1) in the building purchase or repair of any parsonage house provided that such house shall be situated within a benefice of which the College is Patron; and subject thereto,

• (2) to advance the education of those clergy who are incumbents of benefices of which the College is Patron and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to make payments for the provision of books and equipment for the said incumbents so as to facilitate their parochial work, and subject thereto,

• (3) to make payments towards the repair and maintenance of those churches which are situate in benefices of which the College is the Patron.

Charity not to relieve public funds.

6

The Trustee shall not apply the property of the Charity directly in relief of rates, taxes or other public funds but may apply it in supplementing relief or assistance provided out of public funds.

Questions under the Scheme.

7

Any question as to the construction of this Scheme or as to the regularity or validity of any acts done or about to be done under this Scheme shall be determined by the Commissioners by way of written advice under section 29 of the Charities Act 1993 upon written application made by the Trustee to them for that purpose.

SCHEDULE

15,699 Units in the College Consolidated Trust Pool

Signed

Virginia Bottomley — Secretary of State for National Heritage — 20th December 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Scheme replaces the existing statutory provisions governing the Charity which are contained in the Jesus College Proby Trust Act 1853. A Corporate Trustee is appointed and provision is made for the application of the Charity’s income for various purposes within the Charity’s area of benefit. Those purposes include the building purchase or repair of any parsonage house, the advancement of education of the clergy and the repair and maintenance of churches.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1993 c. 10.

[^f00002]: 1946 c. 36.

[^f00003]: 1853 c. 17. (Private)