http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/6Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and the Charity Tribunal for Northern Ireland; to make provision about the law of charities, including provision about charitable incorporated organisations; to make further provision about public charitable collections and other fund-raising carried on in connection with charities and other institutions; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-04-02Expert Participation2022-03-30PART 2THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELANDEstablishment of the Commission
6The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland1

There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).

2

The Commission shall consist of a chair, a deputy chair and at least 3, but no more than 5, other members.

3

The members shall be appointed by the Department.

4

The Department shall exercise the power in subsection (3) so as to secure that—

a

the knowledge and experience of the members of the Commission (taken together) includes knowledge and experience of the matters mentioned in subsection (5), and

b

at least 1 member is legally qualified.

5

The matters mentioned in this subsection are—

a

the law relating to charities,

b

charity accounts and the financing of charities, and

c

the operation and regulation of charities of different sizes and descriptions.

6

A person is not legally qualified for the purposes of subsection (4)(b) unless the person is a barrister or solicitor of not less than 7 years' standing.

7

Schedule 1 makes further provision with respect to the Commission.

8

Subject to Schedule 1, section 19 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to the Commission.

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