Section 33D | Charities to which section 33C applies

Palliative care charities 1 “Palliative care charity” means a charity the main purpose of which is the provision of palliative care at the direction of, or under the supervision of, a medical professional to persons who are in need of such care as a result of having a terminal illness. 2 In subsection (1) “medical professional” means— a a registered medical practitioner, or b a registered nurse.Air ambulance charities 3 “Air ambulance charity” means a charity the main purpose of which is to provide an air ambulance service in pursuance of arrangements made by, or at the request of, a relevant NHS body. 4 In subsection (3) “relevant NHS body” means a body the main purpose of which is to provide ambulance services and which is— za an NHS trust in England, a an NHS foundation trust in England, b an NHS trust in Wales, c a Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, or d a Health and Social Care trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.Search and rescue charities 5 “Search and rescue charity” means a charity that meets condition A or B. 6 Condition A is that— a the main purpose of the charity is to carry out search and rescue activities in the United Kingdom or the UK marine area, and b the search and rescue activities carried out by the charity are co-ordinated by a relevant authority. 7 Condition B is that the main purpose of the charity is to support, develop and promote the activities of a charity which meets condition A. 8 For the purposes of subsection (6)—“search and rescue activities” means searching for, and rescuing, persons who are, or may be, at risk of death or serious injury;“relevant authority” means—the Secretary of State;a police force;the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service;any other person or body specified for the purposes of subsection (6) by an order made by the Treasury;“police force” means—a police force within the meaning of the Police Act 1996;the Police Service of Scotland;the Police Service of Northern Ireland;the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;the British Transport Police Force;the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;the Ministry of Defence Police;“UK marine area” has the meaning given by section 42(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.Medical courier charities 9 “Medical courier charity” means a charity that meets condition A or B. 10 Condition A is that the main purpose of the charity is to provide services for the transportation of items intended for use for medical purposes, including in particular— a blood; b medicines and other medical supplies; c items relating to people who are undergoing medical treatment. 11 Condition B is that the main purpose of the charity is to support, develop and promote the activities of a charity which meets condition A. 12 In subsection (10) “item” includes any substance.^F1F2