Amendments reflecting changes in company lawN.I.
181—(1) The Department may by order make such amendments of this Act as it considers appropriate—
(a)in consequence of, or in connection with, the extension of the Companies Acts to Northern Ireland by section 1284 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46);
(b)in consequence of, or in connection with, any changes made or to be made by any statutory provision to the provisions of company law relating to the accounts of charitable companies or to the auditing of, or preparation of reports in respect of, such accounts; or
(c)for the purposes of, or in connection with, applying provisions of Schedule 6 (group accounts) to charitable companies that are not required to produce group accounts under company law.
(2) In this section—
“accounts” includes group accounts;
“amendments” includes modifications and repeals;
“charitable companies” means companies which are charities;
“company law” means statutory provisions relating to companies.
(3) An order under this section shall not be made unless a draft of the order is laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.