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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55</dc:identifier><dc:title>Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008</dc:title><dc:description>An 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.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-01-29</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2022-03-30</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 6</Strong>
        </Number><Title>APPLICATION OF PROPERTY CY-PRÈS AND ASSISTANCE AND SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES BY COURT AND COMMISSION</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/part/6/crossheading/legal-proceedings-relating-to-charities" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/part/6/crossheading/legal-proceedings-relating-to-charities" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="part-6-crossheading-legal-proceedings-relating-to-charities" RestrictStartDate="2011-02-18"><Title><Emphasis>Legal proceedings relating to charities</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2011-02-18"><Title>Report of section 22 inquiry to be evidence in certain proceedings</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55" id="section-55"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">55</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/1" id="section-55-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A copy of the report of the person conducting an inquiry under section 22 shall, if certified by the Commission to be a true copy, be admissible in any proceedings to which this section applies—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/1/a" id="section-55-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>as evidence of any fact stated in the report; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/1/b" id="section-55-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>as evidence of the opinion of that person as to any matter referred to in it.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/2" id="section-55-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/2/a" id="section-55-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any legal proceedings instituted by the Commission under this Part; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/2/b" id="section-55-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any legal proceedings instituted by the Attorney General in respect of a charity.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/55/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/55/3" id="section-55-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A document purporting to be a certificate issued for the purposes of subsection (1) shall be received in evidence and be deemed to be such a certificate, unless the contrary is proved.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>