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Monday 13 September 2010

Charity Act (NI) 2008

The implementation of the Charity Act (NI) 2008 may now be delayed due to a technical issue with the legislation itself in the spotlight and the definition of a "charitable purpose" in particular coming under scrutiny.

When the legislation was originally drafted it incorporated existing legislation from both England & Wales and Scotland. However the law regarding the 'charitable purpose' differs between England and Scotland and so the the NI version in effect contradicts itself.

It now appears that the Act may have to be amended which will result in the new registration process for charities being delayed.

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