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PART II
COMMISSIONER OF CHARITIES
3.
—(1) The Minister may appoint —
(a)
an officer to be known as the Commissioner of Charities who shall have such functions as are conferred on him by this Act; and
(b)
a Deputy Commissioner and such Assistant Commissioners of Charities or such other officers as he may think necessary to assist the Commissioner in the proper discharge of his functions.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner of Charities shall have and may exercise all the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner except those which are exercisable under sections 24, 25, 25A, 26A, 26B and 30.
[10/2007]
(3) An Assistant Commissioner of Charities shall have and may exercise all the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner as may be delegated to him by the Commissioner in writing, except those which are exercisable under sections 24, 25, 25A, 26A, 26B and 30.
[10/2007]
[Charities Act 1985 Ed., s. 3]
4.
—(1) The objectives of the Commissioner shall be —
(a)
to maintain public trust and confidence in charities;
(b)
to promote compliance by governing board members and key officers with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities;
(c)
to promote the effective use of charitable resources; and
(d)
to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the general public.
[10/2007]
(2) The general functions of the Commissioner shall be —
(a)
to determine whether institutions are or are not charities;
(b)
to encourage and facilitate the better administration of charities;
(c)
to identify and investigate apparent misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of charities;
(d)
to take remedial or protective action in connection with misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of charities;
(e)
to obtain, evaluate and disseminate information in connection with the performance of any of the Commissioner’s functions or meeting any of the Commissioner’s objectives;
(f)
to give information or advice, or make proposals, to the Minister on matters relating to any of the Commissioner’s functions or meeting any of the Commissioner’s objectives; and
(g)
to perform such other functions as the Minister may determine.
[10/2007]
(3) The Commissioner shall, as soon as possible after the end of every year, submit to the Minister a report on his operations during that year, and the Minister shall present a copy of the report to Parliament.
[10/2007]
[clause 7]