http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/104Charities 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 Database2026-01-29Expert Participation2022-03-30 PART 10 1041In the case of a charity which is a company the Commission may by order require that the condition and relevant accounts of the charity for such period as the Commission thinks fit shall be investigated and audited by an auditor appointed by the Commission, being a person eligible for appointment as a statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46).2“Relevant accounts” means accounts required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006.3An auditor acting under subsection (1)—ashall have a right of access to all books, accounts and documents relating to the charity which are in the possession or control of the charity trustees or to which the charity trustees have access;bshall be entitled to require from any charity trustee, past or present, and from any past or present officer or employee of the charity such information and explanation as the auditor thinks necessary for the performance of the auditor's duties;cshall at the conclusion or during the progress of the audit make such reports to the Commission about the audit or about the accounts or affairs of the charity as the auditor thinks the case requires, and shall send a copy of any such report to the charity trustees.4The expenses of any audit under subsection (1), including the remuneration of the auditor, shall be paid by the Commission.5If any person fails to afford an auditor any facility to which the auditor is entitled under subsection (3) the Commission may by order give to that person or to the charity trustees for the time being such directions as the Commission thinks appropriate for securing that the default is made good.