Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

The Commission's objectivesN.I.

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7—(1) The Commission has the objectives set out in subsection (2).

(2) The objectives are—

1.The public confidence objective.

2.The public benefit objective.

3.The compliance objective.

4.The charitable resources objective.

5.The accountability objective.

(3) Those objectives are defined as follows—

1.The public confidence objective is to increase public trust and confidence in charities.

2.The public benefit objective is to promote awareness and understanding of the operation of the public benefit requirement.

3.The compliance objective is to promote compliance by charity trustees with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities.

4.The charitable resources objective is to promote the effective use of charitable resources.

5.The accountability objective is to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the general public.

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