§ Lord Denningasked Her Majesty's Government:
Following the last sentence in the Answer of the Earl Ferrers on 4th July (HL Deb, col. 2253), whether the general jurisdiction is limited in the case of a local charity in a rural parish by the provisions in Sections 18(12), 21(1) and 45(1), of the Charities Act 1960 to the area of benefit described in Section 45(1).
Earl FerrersThe commissioners' general jurisdiction to makecy près schemes, which affect the area of benefit of a charity, is not limited in the case of a local charity in a rural parish by the provisions of Section 18(12), 21(1) and 45(1) of the Charities Act 1960 to the area of benefits referred to in Section 45(1) of the Act. The commissioner's jurisdiction in these cases permits them, where appropriate, to enlarge the area of benefit a charity to the extent necessary in order to permit its property to be suitably and effectively applied in a manner which is consistent with its original trusts.