# Charity Commission NI to assume cy-près powers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/01/26/charity-commission-ni-assume-cypres-powers/
- Published: 2012-01-26T10:54:38+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is preparing to assume its powers to
make _cy-près_ schemes in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Cy-pres is a legal term for the process of determining the original objective of
the settlor or the testator when a will becomes impossible, impracticable, or illegal
to perform. The cy-près doctrine allows an interpretation which is as close as possible
to the terms of the will.

It is relevant to charities because often wills contain the wrong name of a charity,
dedicate the money to an already completed project, and similar reasons.

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Last year the Department of Social Development placed an advertisement relating 
to cy-pres after a will left money to a charity that did not exist.

The Commission is keen to ascertain how many pieces of cy-près casework may be out
there to process from Spring 2012 onwards. The cy-près advance notification exercise
is to give the Commission an overall idea of what level of work they are likely 
to encounter in this area and plan ahead accordingly.

Anyone with cy-pres work should contact CCNI case worker Kevin Kennedy at ke***********@*********************
rg.uk or on 028 38320220.

www. charitycommissionni.org.uk

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