http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/37Charities 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 6 371This section applies where the Commission is satisfied—athat a person or persons in possession or control of any property held by or on trust for a charity is or are unwilling to apply it properly for the purposes of the charity, andbthat it is necessary or desirable to make an order under this section for the purpose of securing a proper application of that property for the purposes of the charity.2The Commission may by order direct the person or persons concerned to apply the property in such manner as is specified in the order.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 in relation to the 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.4Anything done by a person 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.