The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Charter Amendment) Order 1998

Made: 16th September 1998

Coming into force: 17th September 1998

At the Court at Heathrow, the 16th day of September 1998 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers contained in section 15(2) of the said Act, and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the said Charter be amended in the manner set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

This Order may be cited as the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Charter Amendment) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 17th September 1998.

SCHEDULE — AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS DATED 14TH APRIL 1988

At the end of Article 4, the following words shall be added:

; AND FURTHER PROVIDED that the Council may purchase indemnity insurance for members of the Council out of the funds of the College. This insurance shall not extend to:— (i) any claim arising from any act or omission which (a) the members of the Council knew to be a breach of trust or breach of duty; or (b) was committed by the members of the Council in reckless disregard of whether it was a breach of trust or breach of duty or not; and (ii) the costs of an unsuccessful defence to a criminal prosecution brought against the members of the Council in their capacity as charity trustees of the College.

Signed

N. H. Nicholls — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Charter of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (“the College”) so as to give effect to a Scheme made by the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales extending the permitted application of the funds of the College to the purchase of indemnity insurance for members of the Council of the College.

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