Article 8 The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (in this Order referred to as “the Commission”).
The Commission shall consist of a chairman, a deputy chairman and at least 3, but no more than 5, other members.
The members shall be appointed by the Department.
The Department shall exercise the power in paragraph (3) so as to secure that—
the knowledge and experience of the members of the Commission (taken together) includes knowledge and experience of the matters mentioned in paragraph (5), and
at least 1 member is legally qualified.
The matters mentioned in this paragraph are—
the law relating to charities,
charity accounts and the financing of charities, and
the operation and regulation of charities of different sizes and descriptions.
A person is not legally qualified for the purposes of paragraph (4)(b) unless he is a barrister or solicitor of not less than 7 years' standing.
Schedule 1 makes further provision with respect to the Commission.
Subject to Schedule 1, section 19 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to the Commission.