http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/7Charities 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 271The Commission has the objectives set out in subsection (2).2The objectives are—1The public confidence objective.2The public benefit objective.3The compliance objective.4The charitable resources objective.5The accountability objective.3Those objectives are defined as follows—1The public confidence objective is to increase public trust and confidence in charities.2The public benefit objective is to promote awareness and understanding of the operation of the public benefit requirement.3The compliance objective is to promote compliance by charity trustees with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities.4The charitable resources objective is to promote the effective use of charitable resources.5The accountability objective is to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the general public.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 7(4) repealed (19.1.2013) by Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 3), s. 10(1), Sch. 2