http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/135Charities 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 Database2026-05-28Expert Participation2022-03-30 PART 13 CHAPTER 11351A door to door collection shall not be conducted unless—athe promoters of the collection hold a public collections certificate in force under section 138 in respect of the collection,bthe collection is conducted in accordance with a permit issued under section 144; andcthe promoters of the collection have within the prescribed period falling before the day (or the first of the days) on which the collection takes place—inotified the Commission of the matters mentioned in subsection (3), andiiprovided the Commission with a copy of the certificate mentioned in paragraph (a).2Subsection (1) does not apply to a door to door collection which is an exempt collection by virtue of section 136 (local, short-term collections).3The matters referred to in subsection (1)(c)(i) are—athe purpose for which the proceeds of the appeal are to be applied;bthe prescribed particulars of when the collection is to be conducted;cthe locality within which the collection is to be conducted; anddsuch other matters as may be prescribed.4Where—aa door to door collection is conducted in contravention of subsection (1), andbthe circumstances of the case do not fall within section 136(6),every promoter of the collection is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.This is subject to subsection (5).5Where—aa door to door collection is conducted in contravention of subsection (1),bthe appeal is for goods only, andcthe circumstances of the case do not fall within section 136(6),every promoter of the collection is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.6In subsection (5) “goods” includes all personal chattels other than things in action and money.