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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 28 June 1961

Charities Act, 1961 (No. 17)

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-4)
In force
 1. Short title and commencement.
In force
 2. Interpretation.
In force
 3. Expenses.
In force
 4. Repeals.
Part II  The Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland and their Jurisdiction (ss. 5-44)
Chapter I The Board (ss. 5-19)
Repealed
 5. Continuance of Board.
Repealed
 6. Power to hold land.
Repealed
 7. Constitution.
Repealed
 8. Membership.
Repealed
 9. Procedure.
Repealed
 10. Officers and servants.
In force
 11. Seal.
Repealed
 12. Minutes of proceedings.
Repealed
 13. Membership of Board not to disqualify Judge from hearing charity cases.
Repealed
 14. Audit of Accounts.
Repealed
 15. Report.
Repealed
 16. Restriction on payment by Board of solicitor's costs.
In force
 17. Indemnity of Board and persons acting under their direction.
Repealed
 18. Service of notices on Board.
Repealed
 19. Costs of Board to be borne by charity.
Chapter II Jurisdiction and powers of the Board (ss. 20-44)
Repealed
 20. Power to grant exemption from obligation to publish advertisements of charitable devises and bequests.
In force
 21. Power to advise charity trustees as to administration of trusts.
In force
 22. Compromise of claims by or against a charity.
In force
 23. Power to sue for recovery of charitable gifts improperly withheld, concealed, or misapplied.
In force
 24. Recovery of charitable gifts.
In force
 25. Power of Board to authorise or direct institution of legal proceedings in a charity matter.
Repealed
 26. Power of Board to certify certain charity cases to the Attorney General.
In force
 27. Power of Board to apply for conduct of administration suits and suits for carrying out trusts of wills in case of delay.
In force
 28. Power of Board to apply for transfer of unapplied charity fund in Court.
In force
⚠ 29. Power of Board to frame schemes applying property cy-près.
In force
 30. Alteration of schemes under Educational Endowments (Ireland) Act, 1885.
In force
 31. Acceptance by Board of gift for charitable purposes.
In force
 32. Investment of charity fund.
In force
 33. Leave to invest charity fund held subject to prior limited interest.
In force
⚠ 34. Power of Board to authorise or make sale, exchange, certain other dispositions of, or mortgages of charity land.
In force
 35. Power of Board to authorise sale of periodical payment belonging to a charity and payable out of land.
In force
 36. Power of Board to authorise purchase of periodical payment payable out of charity land.
In force
 37. Power of Board or trustees of charity, with authority of Board, to let land, etc., to do repairs, etc., and raise money for those purposes.
In force
 38. Investment of proceeds of sale, etc., in name of Board.
In force
 39. Power of Board or trustees of charity to purchase sites for buildings from owners under disability according to Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.
In force
 40. Validity of sales, etc., authorised by Board.
In force
 41. Power of Board to give effectual receipt of payments for charitable purposes where no person available or competent to do so.
In force
 42. Power of Board to require copies of public documents relating to charities and to examine and search records.
In force
 43. Power of Board to appoint new trustees of charity.
In force
 44. Taxation of solicitor's costs.
Part III Miscellaneous Provisions in Relation to Charities (ss. 45-59)
Repealed
 45. Gifts for the advancement of religion.
In force
 46. Schemes to establish common investment funds.
In force
 47. Occasions for applying property cy-près.
In force
 48. Application cy-près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming.
In force
 49. Construction of gifts for mixed purposes.
In force
 50. Gifts for graves and memorials.
In force
 51. Power to apply to High Court for directions.
In force
 52. Duty of executors to publish advertisements of charitable devises and bequests if required by Board.
In force
⚠ 53. Notice of legal proceedings to be given to Board.
In force
⚠ 54. Deeds, etc., may be deposited by trustees of charity in repository provided by Board.
In force
 55. Power of majority of two-thirds of trustees to deal with charity property.
In force
 56. Provision in relation to bodies corporate acting as sole trustees in certain cases.
In force
 57. Resignation of member of governing body of charitable foundation and filling of vacancy.
In force
 58. Probate Officer to make annual return to Board of charitable devises and bequests.
In force
 59. Power to meet a particular deficit.
In force
 Schedule - Repeals
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