Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

10—(1) This paragraph applies where group accounts are prepared for a financial year of a parent charity under paragraph 3(2). N.I.

(2) The annual report prepared by the charity trustees of the parent charity in respect of that year under section 68 shall include—

(a) such a report by the trustees on the activities of the charity's subsidiary undertakings during that year, and

(b) such other information relating to any of those undertakings,

as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Department.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (2), regulations under that sub-paragraph may make provision—

(a) for any such report as is mentioned in head (a) of that sub-paragraph to be prepared in accordance with such principles as are specified or referred to in the regulations;

(b) enabling the Commission to dispense with any requirement prescribed by virtue of sub-paragraph (2)(b) in the case of a particular subsidiary undertaking or a particular class of subsidiary undertaking.

(4) When transmitted to the Commission in accordance with section 68(3), the annual report shall have attached to it both the group accounts prepared for that year under paragraph 3(2) and—

(a) a copy of the report made by the auditor on those accounts; or

(b) where those accounts have been examined under section 65 (as applied by paragraph 7 above), a copy of the report made by the person carrying out the examination.

(5) The requirements in this paragraph are in addition to those in section 68.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 para. 10(1)(4)(5) in operation at 1.1.2016 by S.R. 2015/383, art. 2(3), Sch.

I2 Sch. 6 para. 10(2)(3) in operation at 28.11.2015 for specified purposes by S.R. 2015/383, art. 2(2)

I3 Sch. 6 para. 10(2)(3) in operation at 1.1.2016 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2015/383, art. 2(3), Sch.