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ARTICLE · 27 OCTOBER 2017

Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts

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Non-charitable purpose trusts are expressly provided for by the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 as amended (the "Trusts Law").

JerseyCorporate/Commercial Law
Zillah Howard
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Edward Bennett
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Non-charitable purpose trusts are expressly provided for by the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 as amended (the "Trusts Law"). Whilst the Trusts Law provides that a trust will be invalid to the extent that "it is created for a purpose in relation to which there is no beneficiary, not being a charitable purpose", it also states that a trust will not be invalid by reason of this provision "if the terms of the trust provide for the appointment of an enforcer in relation to its non-charitable purposes, and for the appointment of a new enforcer at any time when there is none."

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With a non-charitable purpose trust established under Jersey law, the following are key points to note:

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