http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/6Charities 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 261There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).2The Commission shall consist of a chair, a deputy chair and at least 3, but no more than 5, other members.3The members shall be appointed by the Department.4The Department shall exercise the power in subsection (3) so as to secure that—athe knowledge and experience of the members of the Commission (taken together) includes knowledge and experience of the matters mentioned in subsection (5), andbat least 1 member is legally qualified.5The matters mentioned in this subsection are—athe law relating to charities,bcharity accounts and the financing of charities, andcthe operation and regulation of charities of different sizes and descriptions.6A person is not legally qualified for the purposes of subsection (4)(b) unless the person is a barrister or solicitor of not less than 7 years' standing.7Schedule 1 makes further provision with respect to the Commission.8Subject to Schedule 1, section 19 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to the Commission.