South Edinburgh Amenities Group

Constitutional objectives

(i) to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through, in particular, the provision of a transport service which is accessible and specially adapted to meet the needs of the disabled, frail, elderly and mentally ill. and to advance community development by enabling voluntary organisations, community groups, charities, or those carrying out activities in furtherance of charitable purposes to carry out those activities by providing a transport service and in particular one that is designed to meet the needs of the community and to increase the involvement of individuals in community activity. and (ii) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Directors shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a body on the Scottish Charity Register which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts or a charity within the meaning of section 1 of the Charities Act 2006 or section 1 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 provided that its objects are limited to charitable purposes.