http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/165Charities 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 14 1651Sections 33 to 36 do not apply to a designated religious charity.2The Department may by order provide—athat such other provisions made by or under this Act as may be specified, are not to apply to a designated religious charity; orbthat such other provisions made by or under this Act as may be specified, are to apply to a designated religious charity with such modifications as may be specified.3No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Assembly.4In this section—“designated religious charity”—means a charity in relation to which a designation under section 166 is made and has not been withdrawn, andincludes any component element of such a charity which is itself a charity (whether or not having as its principal purpose the advancement of religion);“specified” means specified in the order.