http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/53Charities 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 531Subject to subsection (2), the Commission may exercise the same powers with respect to—athe taking of legal proceedings with reference to charities or the property or affairs of charities, orbthe compromise of claims with a view to avoiding or ending such proceedings,as are exercisable by the Attorney General acting ex officio.2Subsection (1) does not apply to the power of the Attorney General under section 95(1) to present a petition for the winding up of a charity.3The practice and procedure to be followed in relation to any proceedings taken by the Commission under subsection (1) shall be the same in all respects (and in particular as regards costs) as if they were proceedings taken by the Attorney General acting ex officio.4No rule of law or practice shall be taken to require the Attorney General to be a party to any such proceedings.5The powers exercisable by the Commission by virtue of this section shall be exercisable by the Commission of its own motion, but shall be exercisable only with the agreement of the Attorney General on each occasion.