Can a company that runs a hostel for male students change its memorandum of association to exclude "dominion students of European origin"?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sprott Estate (Re), 2011 NSSC 327 (CanLII):

Re Dominion Students' Hall Trust v. Attorney General, [1947] 1 Ch. 183 involved a company that ran a hostel for male students. Originally, the benefit of the charity was restricted solely to "dominion students of European origin". The company asked for the approval of a scheme by which the charity could be administered so as to benefit students of all racial origin and brought a petition asking for the confirmation of a special resolution to change its memorandum of association in relation to its object by removing the words "of European origin".

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