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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75</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 9</Strong>
        </Number><Title>CHARITY TRUSTEES</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/part/9/chapter/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/part/9/chapter/1" NumberOfProvisions="13" id="part-9-chapter-1" Status="Prospective" Match="false"><Number>CHAPTER 1</Number><Title>INCORPORATION OF CHARITY TRUSTEES</Title><P1group Status="Prospective" Match="false"><Title>Applications for incorporation</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75" id="section-75"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">75</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75/1" id="section-75-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Every application to the Commission for a certificate of incorporation under this Chapter shall—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75/1/a" id="section-75-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>be in writing and signed by the trustees of the charity concerned; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75/1/b" id="section-75-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>be accompanied by such documents or information as the Commission may require for the purpose of the application.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75/2" id="section-75-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Commission may require—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75/2/a" id="section-75-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any statement contained in any such application, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/75/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2008/12/section/75/2/b" id="section-75-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any document or information supplied under subsection (1)(b),</Text></P3para></P3><Text>to be verified in such manner as it may specify.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>