Community Welfare Act 1987
13Application of Community Welfare Fund
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13 Application of Community Welfare Fund
13 Application of Community Welfare Fund
(1) The Community Welfare Fund may be applied by the Secretary, with the written approval of the Minister, for the purpose of—
(a) except as provided by paragraph (b)—providing community welfare services generally, or
(b) to the extent to which the fund represents money paid for the purpose of providing community welfare services of a kind specified by the person who made the payment—providing community welfare services of that kind.
(2) Any payments from the Community Welfare Fund may be made directly to persons in need of community welfare services or to approved non-Government organisations for the relief of those persons.