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At the request of the Charity Commissioners, it is proposed to contact
Charities shortly — in the first instance those for the poor and sick
poor — and if they are willing to co-operate this may be beneficial to
everyone - trustees, beneficiaries and local authorities alike. If any
trustees feel the need to contact the Authority before this - they are
most welcome to do so. One has done so already.
Charities
lor the
Disabled
The National Assistance Act 1948 (Section 41) extended the provisions
of the V/ar Charities Act 1940 to include charities for disabled
persons.
Charities for the disabled whose principal object is for the promotion
of the welfare of persons to whom Section 29 of the National Assistance
Act 1948 applies, are registered locally - without such registration
or exemption from registration, appeals to the public for funds or
gifts are not lawful.
Certain charities which had been registered by the County Council
of Essex and whose administrative centres were within this area, were
transferred to the London Borough of Redbridge in 1965, this Borough
having become a registration authority in this respect by virtue of the
London Government Act 1963.
One further charity for disabled persons was registered by this
Authority this year and there are now seven such charities in the
Register.
They are all active bodies - helping with the needs of the physically
handicapped, blind, deaf, deaf-blind and spastics.