12Attorney General may establish schemes

#### 12 Attorney General may establish schemes 12 Attorney General may establish schemes > > (1) The Attorney General may by order establish a scheme for the administration of any charitable trust. In particular, the Attorney General may by such an order: > > > > > (a) establish a scheme for the alteration of the original purposes of a charitable trust so as to enable the trust property or any part of it to be applied cy pres if it appears to the Attorney General that the trust property or any part of it may be so applied, or > > > > > (b) establish a scheme to extend or vary the powers of trustees of a charitable trust or prescribe or vary the manner or mode of administration of any charitable trust, either generally or in a particular case, if it appears to the Attorney General that it is expedient to do so in the interests of the administration of the charitable trust, or > > > > > (c) in the case of 2 or more charitable trusts, establish a scheme to authorise the trustees to use common premises or employ common staff in the administration of the trusts, to pool the trust property for the purpose of investment, or otherwise to combine for any purpose of administration of the trusts. > > > (2) Without limiting the generality of any provision of this Part, a scheme under this Part may vest in any trustees of a charitable trust who desire to sell, mortgage or lease the trust property or any part of it, but who cannot do so for lack of power vested in them by the instrument (if any) creating the trust or by law, the necessary power for such a sale, mortgage or lease. > > > (3) If there are no trustees of a charitable trust, a scheme under this Part may appoint trustees for the purposes of the scheme. > > > (4) A scheme for the administration of a charitable trust established by the Attorney General under this Part has the same effect as it would have if it had been established by the Court.