http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/49Charities 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 491The Commission may, on the application of any charity trustee or trustee for a charity, give that person (T) its opinion or advice in relation to any matter—arelating to the performance of any of T's duties, as such a trustee, in relation to the charity concerned, orbotherwise relating to the proper administration of the charity.2Where T acts in accordance with any opinion or advice given by the Commission under subsection (1) (whether to T or to another trustee) T is to be taken, as regards T's responsibility for so acting, to have acted in accordance with T's trust.3But subsection (2) does not apply to T if, when so acting, either—aT knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the opinion or advice was given in ignorance of material facts, orba decision of the Court or the Tribunal has been obtained on the matter or proceedings are pending to obtain one.4The Commission may, in connection with its second general function mentioned in section 8(2), give such advice or guidance with respect to the administration of charities as it considers appropriate.5Any advice or guidance so given may relate to—acharities generally,bany class of charities, orcany particular charity,and may take such form, and be given in such manner, as the Commission considers appropriate.