http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/15Charities 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 3 151This section applies to any proceedings—abefore the Tribunal, orbon an appeal from the Tribunal,to which the Attorney General is not a party.2The Tribunal or, in the case of an appeal from the Tribunal, the Court may at any stage of the proceedings direct that all the necessary papers in the proceedings be sent to the Attorney General.3A direction under subsection (2) may be made by the Tribunal or Court—aof its own motion, orbon the application of any party to the proceedings.4The Attorney General may—aintervene in the proceedings in such manner as the Attorney General thinks necessary or expedient, andbargue before the Tribunal or Court any question in relation to the proceedings which the Tribunal or Court considers it necessary to have fully argued.5Subsection (4) applies whether or not the Tribunal or Court has given a direction under subsection (2).