# Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, Section 3: The public benefit requirement

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Act “the public benefit requirement” means the requirement in section 2(1)(b) that a purpose falling within section 2(2) must be for the public benefit if it is to be a charitable purpose.
(2) In determining whether the public benefit requirement is satisfied in relation to any purpose falling within section 2(2), it is not to be presumed that a purpose of a particular description is for the public benefit.
(3) In this Act any reference to the public benefit is a reference to the public benefit as that term is understood for the purposes of the law relating to charities in Northern Ireland.
(4) Subsection (3) is subject to subsection (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-3
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