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Published date: 28 February 2009

Charities Act 2009 (No. 6)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-11)
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Interpretation.
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3. Charitable purpose.
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4. Orders and regulations.
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5. Expenses.
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6. Review of operation of Act.
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7. Exemption from liability to pay tax.
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8. Act not to apply to certain trusts.
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9. Service of documents.
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10. Offences.
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11. Repeals.
Part 2 Charities Regulatory Authority (ss. 12-38)
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12. Establishment Day.
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13. Establishment of Charities Regulatory Authority.
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14. Functions of Authority.
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15. Directions of Minister.
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16. Grants to Authority.
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17. Borrowings by Authority.
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18. Recovery of expenses of Authority.
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19. Chief executive.
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20. Functions of chief executive.
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21. Delegation of functions of chief executive.
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22. Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee.
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23. Accountability of chief executive to other Oireachtas Committees.
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24. Staff.
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25. Transfer of staff to Authority.
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26. Superannuation.
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27. Disclosure of information relating to offences under Act.
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28. Disclosure of information by Authority where it suspects commission of offence.
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29. Strategy statement.
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30. Accounts of Authority.
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31. Annual report.
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32. Provision of information to relevant persons.
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33. Administrative cooperation on regulatory matters.
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34. Administrative cooperation with foreign statutory bodies on law enforcement matters.
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35. Consultation with stakeholders.
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36. Consultative panels.
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37. Directions from Minister concerning consultative panels.
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38. Transfer of functions of Attorney General to Authority.
Part 3 Regulation of Charitable Organisations (ss. 39-63)
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39. Register of charitable organisations.
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40. Certain charitable organisations deemed to be registered for purposes of Act.
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41. Offence for unregistered charitable organisation to carry on activities in State.
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42. Name of charitable organisation.
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42A. Change of charitable purpose and amendment of constitution.
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43. Removal of charitable organisation from register.
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44. Determination that charitable organisation to which section 40 applies no longer deemed to be registered.
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44A. Removal notice.
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45. Appeal to Tribunal against decision of Authority.
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45A. High Court confirmation of removal.
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46. References to charitable status.
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47. Duty to keep proper books of account.
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48. Annual statement of accounts.
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49. Annual returns under Companies Acts.
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50. Annual audit or examination of accounts.
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51. Regulations in relation to audits, etc.
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52. Annual reports.
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53. Requirement to provide information.
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54. Public inspection of annual reports, etc.
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54A. Charity trustees.
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54B. Principal duties of charity trustees.
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54C. Guidelines and codes of conduct.
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54D. Register of members.
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55. Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charitable organisation.
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56. Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified.
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57. Acting under directions of person not qualified to be charity trustee.
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58. Consequences of acting under direction of person not qualified to be charity trustee.
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59. Obligation to disclose commission of offence to Authority.
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60. Defence to defamation proceedings in respect of publication by Authority of certain reports.
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61. Protection from civil liability of persons who report breaches of Act, etc., to Authority.
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62. Protection of employees from penalisation for reporting breaches of Act, etc.
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63. False statements.
Part 4 Protection of Charitable Organisations (ss. 64-74)
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64. Investigation of affairs of charitable organisation.
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65. Production of documents and evidence on investigation.
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66. Inspector's reports.
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66A. Direction arising from inspector's report.
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67. Expenses of investigation of affairs of charitable organisation.
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68. Power of Authority to require production of documents.
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68A. Appointment of authorised officer.
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68B. Powers of authorised officer.
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69. Entry and search of premises.
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70. Provision for security of information.
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71. Inspector's reports to be evidence.
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72. Saving for privileged information.
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73. Intermediate sanctions.
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74. Protection of charitable organisations.
Part 5 Charity Appeals Tribunal (ss. 75-80)
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75. Charity Appeals Tribunal.
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76. Secretariat and premises of Tribunal.
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77. Determination of appeals by Tribunal.
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78. Proceedings to be in public.
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79. Power of Tribunal to make procedural rules.
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80. Appeal from the Tribunal.
Part 6 Dissolution of Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland (ss. 81-88)
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81. Dissolution of Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland.
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82. Transfer of functions to Authority.
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83. Transfer of land and other property.
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84. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions granted by dissolved body.
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85. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day.
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86. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Authority.
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87. Final accounts and final annual report of dissolved body.
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88. Saver in respect of certain schemes.
Part 6A Agreements and Appointments (ss. 88A-88C)
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88A. Definitions - Part 6A.
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88B. Remuneration.
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88C. Agreements and appointments.
Part 7 Miscellaneous (ss. 89-99)
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89. Permission to enter into certain agreements with charity trustees or connected persons.
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90. Power of court to grant relief from liability for breach of trust.
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90A. Exclusion of liability for certain charity trustees.
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91. Indemnity insurance in respect of charity trustee.
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92. Dissolution of charitable organisation.
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93. Provision for non-cash collections and related matters under Act of 1962.
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94. Duties of collectors.
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95. Seizure of non-cash collection documentation, etc.
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96. Offences under Act of 1962.
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97. Power to make regulations in relation to charitable fund-raising.
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98. Amendment of Central Bank Act 1997.
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99. Sale of Mass cards.
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Schedule 1 Charities Regulatory Authority
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Schedule 2 Repeals