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The Charities (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Introductory

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. Extension of powers of trustees of certain charities

    1. 3.Resolution by trustees of old charity to alter objects

    2. 4.Power for trustees of small charities to transfer whole property to another charity

    3. 5.Power for very small charities to spend capital

  4. Amendments of the Act of 1964

    1. 6.Increase and variation of certain financial limits

    2. 7.Value of property for purposes of the Act of 1964

    3. 8.Application to this Order of certain provisions of the Act of 1964

  5. Miscellaneous

    1. 9.Charitable companies: alteration of objects . . .

    2. 9A.Charitable companies: invalidity of certain transactions

    3. 9B.Requirement to disclose charitable status

    4. 9BA.Civil consequences of failure to make required disclosure

    5. 9BB.Criminal consequences of failure to make required disclosure

    6. Art. 10 rep. by SR 1993/493

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      FORM OF RESOLUTION BY CHARITY TRUSTEES UNDER ARTICLE 3

      1. Introductory

        1. We are the trustees of the........................................................................................................................Charity, being a charity to...

        2. We are of the opinion— (a) that the objects of...

        3. Alternative objects, being in law charitable, are specified in the...

        4. We have complied with Article 3(4) of the Charities (Northern...

      2. Resolution

        1. We, the trustees of this charity, under and in pursuance...

        2. Signed:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

        3. Signed:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

        4. Signed:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

        5. TRUSTEES OF THE........................................................................................................................CHARITY

      3. Schedule to this Resolution

        1. ALTERNATIVE OBJECTS PROPOSED TO REPLACE THOSE SET OUT IN THE...

        2. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

        3. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      FORM OF RESOLUTION BY CHARITY TRUSTEES UNDER ARTICLE 4

      1. Introductory

        1. We are the trustees of the............................................................................................................................................Charity, of which the gross...

        2. We think it expedient that the whole property of the...

        3. We have obtained from the trustees of the........................................................................................................................(here name proposed...

        4. We have formed the opinion that the objects of the................................................................................Charity...

        5. We have complied with Article 4(3) of the Charities (Northern...

      2. Resolution

        1. We, the trustees of the................................................................................Charity, under and in pursuance of...

        2. Signed:

        3. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

      3. TRUSTEES OF THE....................................................................................................CHARITY

        1. TRUSTEES OF THE....................................................................................................CHARITY

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      FORM OF RESOLUTION BY CHARITY TRUSTEES UNDER ARTICLE 5

      1. Introductory

        1. We are the trustees of the....................................................................................................Charity.

        2. The value of the charity's permanent endowment is £............................................................ (or...

        3. We are of the opinion that the property of the...

        4. We have complied with Article 5(2) of the Charities (Northern...

      2. Resolution

        1. We, the trustees of the said charity, under and in...

        2. Signed:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

        3. TRUSTEES OF THE....................................................................................................CHARITY

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