{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-21.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2008/12",
  "legislation_title": "Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "section/21",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Effect of direction under section 20 where charity is a company",
  "text": "(1) Where any direction is given under section 20 with respect to a charity which is a company, the direction shall be taken to require the name of the charity to be changed by resolution of the directors of the company.\n(2) Where a resolution of the directors is passed in accordance with subsection (1), the company must give notice of the change to the registrar of companies.\n(3) Where the name of such a charity is changed in compliance with any such direction, the registrar of companies—\n(a) shall, if satisfied that the new name complies with the requirements of Part 5 of the Companies Act 2006, enter the new name on the register of companies in place of the former name, and\n(b) shall issue a certificate of incorporation altered to meet the circumstances of the case;\nand the change of name has effect from the date on which the altered certificate is issued.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 21(3)(a) substituted (19.1.2013) by Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (c. 3), s. 10(1), Sch. 1 para. 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:21.326157+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}