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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-50",
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  "legislation": "nia/2008/12",
  "legislation_title": "Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "section/50",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "50",
  "heading": "Power to determine membership of charity",
  "text": "(1) The Commission may—\n(a) on the application of a charity, or\n(b) at any time after the institution of an inquiry under section 22 with respect to a charity,\ndetermine who are the members of the charity.\n(2) The Commission's power under subsection (1) may also be exercised by a person appointed by the Commission for the purpose.\n(3) In a case within subsection (1)(b) the Commission may, if it thinks fit, so appoint the person appointed to conduct the inquiry.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/12/section/50",
    "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."
}