Charities Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 7:"Page 3, line 3, at end insert—" ““(5A)   Any reference in any enactment or document (in whatever terms)— (a)   to charitable purposes, or (b)   to institutions having purposes that are charitable under charity law, is to be construed in accordance with subsection (1). (5B)   Subsection (5A)— (a)   applies whether the enactment or document was passed or made before or after the passing of this Act, but (b)   does not apply where the context otherwise requires.”” The noble Lord said: In moving Amendment No. 7, I shall speak also to Amendment No. 86. The amendments are intended to make it absolutely clear that references to   charitable purposes, or to institutions with charitable purposes in any enactments and documents, are to be taken as having the meaning given by the Bill in Clause   2(1). The amendments are belt and braces measures, and do not change the law. An example of where the amendments would be helpful in interpretation is where a charity’s trust deed states that the objects of the charity are,"““any charitable purpose in England and Wales””." The amendments make it clear that the charity can carry out anything charitable under the Bill. I beg to move.