Charities - Exclusively charitable
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Explain what 'charity' means under s.1(1)(a) Charities Act 2011?
Under s. 1(1)(a), a charity is an institution that is established exclusively for charitable purposes only = no non-charitable purposes such as promoting the views of a political party.
Is a trust exclusively charitable if it includes 'political activities'? How does (McGovern v AG) explain 'political activities'?
Political activities include trying to change the decisions of local government or bring about legislation (McGovern v AG).
If the political activities are ancillary (subordinate) to the main charitable purpose (e.g. research and exposing the risk of XYZ to the environment) will the trust remain charitable?
The trust will remain charitable if the political activities are ancillary to the main charitable purpose.
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