Useful links - charity law and governance
Links to public bodies, legal information and online resources dealing with charity law and governance.
Legal information
- Charities Act (NI) 2008
- Charities Act (NI) 1964
- Charitable Trusts (Validation) Act (NI) 1945
- Charities (NI) Order 1987
- Companies Act 2006
- Companies (NI) Order 1989
- Finance Act 2010
- House to House Charitable Collections (NI) 1952
- Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988
- Industrial and Provident Societies Act (NI) 1969
- Recreational Charities Act 1958
- The Betting and Lotteries (NI) Order 1994
- The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008
- Trustee Act (NI) 1958
- Trustee Act (NI) 2001
- Value Added Tax Act 1994
National umbrella bodies
- National Council for Voluntary Organisations
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
- Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
- Welsh Council for Voluntary Action
Public bodies
- Community Interest Companies (CIC) Regulator
- Companies House
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
- Department of Social Development - Voluntary Community Unit
- HM Revenue and Customs - charities
- Office of Government Commerce
- Office of Public Sector Information (formerly HMSO)
Charity Regulators
- Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
- Charity Commission - England and Wales
- Irish Tax and Customs -Republic of Ireland
- Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator - Scotland
Other resources
- Community NI
- DIY Committee Guide
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
- Governance Hub - England
- Health and Safety Executive
- Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
- Institute of Fundraising Northern Ireland
- Institute of Fundraising UK
- Institute of Sales Promotion
- Labour Relations Agency
- Law Centre Northern Ireland
- Volunteer Now



