Good Government Bill – Cont’d
Some of these
changes were included in the Good Government Bill, 2009 which came into effect on December 15, 2009. This very long overarching bill affects over 26 Ministries. The OPGT alone had over 20 amendments in this Act.
The Charities
Law Amendments covered three areas:
1. Ownership and use of Real Estate by
charities;
2. Ownership of
for profit businesses by charities; and
3.
Ability to capitalize income after a trust has been in existence for 21 years.
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