Charities Act 2005

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6 Registration of trustees of trusts

(1)

If an entity is, or consists of, the trustees of a trust, the name of that entity must, for the purposes of this Act, be treated as being—

(a)

the name under which the trustees are incorporated as a Board under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 if the trustees are incorporated as a Board under that Act; or

(b)

the name of the trust; or

(c)

a name nominated by the trustees of the trust if the trust does not otherwise have a name.

(2)

The registration of the trustees of a trust as a charitable entity is not affected by—

(a)

1 or more of the trustees ceasing to be a trustee of the trust; or

(b)

the appointment of new trustees of the trust.

(3)

Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit sections 31 to 36, and 40.