Useful legislation and governance links

Contents

• Legislation
• National umbrella bodies
• Public bodies
• Charity Regulators
• Other resources

Legislation

• Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (NI) 2022
• Bribery Act 2010
• Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (NI) 2015
• Charities Act (NI) 1964
• Charities Act (NI) 2008
• Charities Act (NI) 2013
• Charities Act (Substitution of sums) Order (NI) 2015
• Charities Act (NI) 2022
• Charities (NI) Order 1987
• Companies Act 2006
• Companies (NI) Order 1989
• Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (NI) 2016
• Finance Act 2010
• House to House Charitable Collections (NI) 1952
• Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988
• Industrial and Provident Societies Act (NI) 1969
• Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 ( the Lobbying Act)
• Police, Factories, etc (Misc Provisions) Act 1916
• Rates (NI) Order 1977
• Rates (Capital Values,etc) (NI) Order 2006
• Recreational Charities Act 1958
• The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (NI) Order 1985
• 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
• The Wheel

Public bodies

• Cabinet Office
• Community Interest Companies (CIC) Regulator
• Companies House
• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
• Department for Social Development - Voluntary Community Unit
• HM Revenue and Customs - charities
• Information Commissioner's Office
• Office of Public Sector Information (formerly HMSO)

Charity Regulators

• Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• Charity Commission - England and Wales
• Charities Regulatory Authority - Republic of Ireland
• Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator - Scotland

Other resources

• Association of Charity Independent Examiners
• 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 UK
• Institute of Sales Promotion
• Labour Relations Agency
• Law Centre Northern Ireland
• Volunteer Now

Hubs

• governance and charity advice