http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/36Charities 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 6 361This section applies where, at any time after the Commission has instituted an inquiry under section 22 with respect to any charity, it is satisfied as mentioned in section 33(1)(a) or (b).2The Commission may by order direct—athe charity trustees,bany trustee for the charity,cany officer or employee of the charity, ord(if a body corporate) the charity itself,to take any action specified in the order which the Commission considers to be expedient in the interests of the charity.3An order under this section—amay require action to be taken whether or not it would otherwise be within the powers exercisable by the person or persons concerned, or by the charity, in relation to the administration of the charity or to its property, butbmay not require any action to be taken which is prohibited by any statutory provision or expressly prohibited by the trusts of the charity or is inconsistent with its purposes.4Anything done by a person or body under the authority of an order under this section shall be deemed to be properly done in the exercise of the powers mentioned in subsection (3)(a).5Subsection (4) does not affect any contractual or other rights of any other person arising in respect of anything which has been done under the authority of such an order.