DEED OF CHARITABLE TRUST
Deed date: __________
NAME AND OFFICE
The trust is called __________ (the Trust). Its office is at __________.
FIRST TRUSTEES
OBJECTS
No part of the Trust's income or property may be used for the private benefit of the Settlor, a trustee, or a relative of either. A trustee may be repaid expenses actually and properly spent for the Trust, and may be paid reasonably for a separate service actually given, only so far as the law allows and the other trustees approve in writing.
TRUST PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTS
The trustees keep proper accounts of everything the Trust receives and spends, have them examined every year as the law requires, and keep them open to inspection by any trustee.
BANK ACCOUNT AND INVESTMENT
The Trust's money is kept in an account in the Trust's own name, operated by the persons the trustees authorise by resolution. Money not needed at once is placed only in the forms of investment that the law allows a charitable trust to use.
NEW AND RETIRING TRUSTEES
TAX REGISTRATION AND FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
CHANGES TO THIS DEED
The trustees may change the working provisions of this deed by a written deed signed by all of them. No change may alter the objects so that the Trust stops being charitable, or allow any private benefit.
ENDING THE TRUST
LEGAL BASIS
Punjab: If immovable property is settled on the Trust, this deed is an instrument that creates a right in immovable property and is registered with the Sub-Registrar having jurisdiction under section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908. Whether and how the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 applies to a public charitable trust should be confirmed by a lawyer; no separate state registration of a public charitable trust is assumed here.
Chandigarh: The same registration route applies through the Sub-Registrar, UT Chandigarh. For a sector or estate property, the registered result must also be reflected in the Estate Office file under the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 and the Chandigarh Estate Rules, 2007.
PERSONAL DATA NOTICE
This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
The purpose of collecting personal data in this charitable trust deed is to identify the Settlor, the trustees and the witnesses, record the Trust's property and objects, and support registration and the Trust's later dealings with banks and authorities.
If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.
Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.
SIGNATURE