The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland v Bangor Provident Trust Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Deeny J |
| Judgment Date | 12 August 2014 |
| Neutral Citation | [2014] NICh 19 |
| Court | Chancery Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 12 August 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
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Neutral Citation No. [2014] NICh 19 Ref: DEE9285
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered: 12/08/2014
(subject to editorial corrections)*
2013/072645
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
________
CHANCERY DIVISION
________
Between
THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
Appellant
And
BANGOR PROVIDENT TRUST LTD
Respondent
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
Notice Party
________
MR JUSTICE DEENY
[1] The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (the Commission) is a body
established under Section 6 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the Act).
On 8 August 2012 the Commission decided to institute an inquiry with regard to
Bangor Provident Trust Limited (Bangor), the respondent.
[2] On 17 September 2012 Bangor applied to the Charity Tribunal for
Northern Ireland (the Tribunal), a body established under Section 12 of the Act, for a
review of the Commission’s decision to institute an inquiry. This was pursuant to
Section 12 of the Act and Schedule 3 paragraphs 3, 4 and the Table in paragraph 5.
The Tribunal is empowered by those provisions to direct the Commission to end
such an inquiry.
[3] Conjointly with its decision in Victoria Housing Estates Ltd v The Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland on 10 May 2013 the Tribunal allowed the
application by Bangor and directed the Commission to end its Section 22 Inquiry in
relation to Bangor, pursuant to Schedule 3 of the Act. It did so on the basis that
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