First
Schedule.
"charitable purpose" means any of the following purposes-
(a) the relief of poverty;
(b) the advancement of art, education, learning, literature,
science or research;
(c) the making of provision for the cure or mitigation or prevention of, or for the care of persons suffering from or subject to, any disease or infirmity or disability affecting human beings (including the care of women before, during and after child-birth);
(d) the advancement of religion;
(e) any ecclesiastical purpose;
(f) the promotion of the moral, social and physical well-
being of the community;
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(g) any other purpose beneficial to the community o
falling under any of the preceding paragraphs;
"charity" means-
(a) any body of persons, whether corporate or unincor- porate, established primarily for any charitable purpose; and
(b) any body corporate incorporated by any Ordinance
specified in the First Schedule; and
charities
Governor.
3. (1) Save as in this Ordinance expressly provided and Prohibition
against notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment, land acquisition shall not be assured to or for the benefit of or acquired or of land by possessed by or on behalf of or for the benefit of any charity or except by
licence assured, acquired or possessed for any charitable purpose, other- of the wise than under the authority of a licence granted by the Governor, and if any land is so assured, acquired or possessed otherwise than as aforesaid, such land shall be liable to forfeiture to the Crown from the date of such assurance, "acquisition or possession, and the Crown may enter on and hold the land accordingly.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the Crown's right of re-entry shall be enforceable under and in accordance with the provisions of the Crown Rights (Re-entry) Ordinance and the (Cap. 128). provisions of that Ordinance shall apply as if such right of re- entry had arisen by reason of the breach of a covenant in a Crown lease:
Provided that where an applicant for relief applies to the Court under section 3 of that Ordinance, no relief shall be granted by the Court except where the applicant satisfies the Court that the land in question was not assured, acquired or possessed in contravention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(1) The Governor may on application grant a licence for the acquisition and holding of land by any charity or for any (c) any body of trustees incorporated under the Registered charitable purpose, and any such licence shall be subject to such
Trustees Incorporation Ordinance, 1958;
conditions and limitations as the Governor may think fit to impose.
"land" includes any estate or interest in land, buildings
messuages and tenements of what nature or kind soever;
Issue of Beence to
hold land.
(2) A licence granted under this section shall be in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule or as near thereto as circum- Second
"mortgage" includes any mortgage or charge legal or equitable stances admit.
of or upon land;
"will" includes codicil.
(3) A fee of twenty dollars shall be paid on the issue of any licence granted under this section.
Schedule.