Clause 38
Charities Bill [Lords]
4:45 pm
Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments:
No. 132, in clause 38, page 38, line 10, at end insert—
‘(7) Any prosecution of a trustee of an unincorporated charitable trust under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (c.37) shall require the consent of a law officer and the Charity Commission and must satisfy the public benefit test.
(8) A law officer has the power to stop the prosecution, under this Act or the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, of a trustee of an unincorporated charitable trust if it is in the public interest to do so.’.
No. 122, in clause 38, page 38, line 21, at end insert—
‘73F Court jurisdiction
The court shall have parallel jurisdiction with the Commission under section 73D in respect of the relief of charity trustees of Charitable Incorporated Organisations.’.