Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 AUG 1996
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 NOV 2001
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2009
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 NOV 2011
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 NOV 2012
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2015
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 DEC 2017
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 DEC 2021
NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 FEB 2024
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:
TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE BREEDING OF THE DARTMOOR PONY TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION OF THE BREED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PURPOSE THE SOCIETY WILL:
(A) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE BREEDING OF REGISTERED PURE DARTMOOR PONIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;
(B) ENCOURAGE THE BREEDING OF PURE DARTMOOR PONIES ON DARTMOOR;
(C) IMPROVE THE CONFORMATION OF THE BREED WITHOUT ALTERING THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
DARTMOOR PONY;
(D) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF THE DARTMOOR PONY AS A CHILD’S PONY UNDER SADDLE;
(E) MAINTAIN THE DARTMOOR PONY SOCIETY STUD BOOK; AND
(F) PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF DARTMOOR PONIES AND ALSO, WHERE THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT IT IS POSSIBLE, TO HELP PREVENT NEGLECT OR CRUELTY TO DARTMOOR PONIES.
