Collections Act 1966
sec.27Investigations
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sec.27 Investigations
The Minister may at any time and from time to time cause an investigation to be made into— any charity registered under this Act, including the nature and objects and administration thereof, and the application of the estates, funds, property, and income belonging thereto; any association for the objects of which any appeal for support has been or is sanctioned under this Act, including the nature and objects and administration thereof, and the application of the estates, funds, property, and income belonging thereto; any appeal for support for any purpose referred to in section 25 (2) . The Minister may cause any such investigation to be made by an inspector or by any other person (who shall for the purposes thereof have all the powers of and shall be deemed an inspector) appointed in writing by the Minister in that behalf. At the conclusion of any investigation pursuant to this section, the person conducting the investigation shall make a report in writing thereon to the Minister who may publish such report and in such manner as the Minister thinks fit. s 27 amd 1981 No. 34 s 7 ; 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 ; 2022 No. 23 s 53 (sec.27-ssec.1) The Minister may at any time and from time to time cause an investigation to be made into— any charity registered under this Act, including the nature and objects and administration thereof, and the application of the estates, funds, property, and income belonging thereto; any association for the objects of which any appeal for support has been or is sanctioned under this Act, including the nature and objects and administration thereof, and the application of the estates, funds, property, and income belonging thereto; any appeal for support for any purpose referred to in section 25 (2) . (sec.27-ssec.2) The Minister may cause any such investigation to be made by an inspector or by any other person (who shall for the purposes thereof have all the powers of and shall be deemed an inspector) appointed in writing by the Minister in that behalf. (sec.27-ssec.3) At the conclusion of any investigation pursuant to this section, the person conducting the investigation shall make a report in writing thereon to the Minister who may publish such report and in such manner as the Minister thinks fit.
- (a) any charity registered under this Act, including the nature and objects and administration thereof, and the application of the estates, funds, property, and income belonging thereto;
- (b) any association for the objects of which any appeal for support has been or is sanctioned under this Act, including the nature and objects and administration thereof, and the application of the estates, funds, property, and income belonging thereto;
- (c) any appeal for support for any purpose referred to in section 25 (2) .