Yes, that is why Amnesty International is not (or, maybe, was not) a registered charity. I would suggest removing that object if it will lead to problems with the Charities Commission. In fact it may be running our MoA and AoA past the Commission before we incorporate as a limited company to smooth our charity application and have a second check (as well as the legal one) that all is ok.

Do we still have to get final board approval of the articles before incorporation?

Cheers,

Andrew(w)

On 12/14/05, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:

The current set of objects (a) to (e) has the following (final) object:

e) to campaign if necessary against impediments and restrictions to the above goals, wheresoever enacted, in the United Kingdom or overseas.

But the Charities Commission guidelines at

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/publications/cc9.asp

state:

3. However, where the campaign or other activity is of a political

nature (ie seeking to advocate or oppose a change in the law or public policy), charity trustees must ensure that these activities do not become the dominant means by which they carry out the purposes of the charity. These activities must remain incidental or ancillary to the charity's purposes.

Does the fact that one of our five objects (and a reference to the other four) give us explicit campaigning purpose and as hence as at odds with the above clause? See also the rest of "CC9"

CC9 - Campaigning and Political Activities by Charities (Version - September 2004)

Also, from my scant knowledge of legal wording, words such as "as above" should be replaced with "(a), (b), (c), and (d)".

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