Benevolent Institutions - Law Commission - Ministry of Justice

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
REPEAL PROPOSALS
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Reference Extent of repeal or revocation
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8 Geo.1 c.29 (1721) The whole Act.
(Charterhouse Governors (Quorum) Act)
Sutton’s Hospital in Charterhouse Charity The whole Act.
Scheme Confirmation Act 1948
(11 & 12 Geo.6 c.v)
Sutton’s Hospital (Charterhouse) The whole Act.
Charity Scheme Confirmation Act 1956
(4 & 5 Eliz.2 c.lvi)
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Sutton’s Hospital Charity Acts
1. This note proposes the repeal of three obsolete Acts relating to the charity
known as Sutton’s Hospital in Charterhouse (“the Charity”).
2. The Charity was established by Thomas Sutton in 1611 and was incorporated
by Letters Patent granted by James I that same year under the name of “The
Hospital of King James founded in Charterhouse.” This was confirmed by Act of
Parliament in 1627. 1 The aims of the Charity have always been to provide care and
support to elderly men who found themselves in need of assistance, and to educate
poor scholars. The Hospital is situated in Charterhouse Square in central London. In
1872 the school (Charterhouse School) run by the Charity moved from London to
Godalming in Surrey and was subsequently reconstituted as a separate charity.
3. Although the Charity continues to be incorporated by the Letters Patent granted
in 1611 and by the Act of 1627, it has for many years been administered in
accordance with schemes made by the Charity Commission. The most recent
scheme (“the 2009 Scheme”) came into effect on 8 December 2009. Three earlier
enactments relating to the Charity’s administration are now obsolete and are
proposed for repeal. These enactments are described in the following paragraphs.
1 3 Cha.1 c.1 (Foundation of Sutton’s Hospital in Charterhouse).
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