Charities (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2013 (96 of 2013)

Schedule 2   Transitional provisions

Part 4   Charitable purposes

7   Charitable purposes

For the purposes of paragraph (k) of the definition of charitable purpose in subsection 12(1) of the Charities Act 2013, a purpose:

(a) that, on the day before the commencement day, was a charitable purpose; and

(b) to which paragraphs (a) to (j) and (l) of that definition do not apply;

is treated as being a purpose beneficial to the general public that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to, or within the spirit of, any of the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j) of that definition.


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