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Power to authorise ex gratia payments, etc.N.I.47—(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Commission may by order exercise the same power as is exercisable by the Attorney General to authorise the charity trustees of a charity—
Power to give directions about dormant bank accounts of charitiesN.I.48—(1) Where the Commission—
Power to give advice and guidanceN.I.49—(1) The Commission may, on the application of any charity trustee or trustee for a charity, give that person (T) its opinion or advice in relation to any matter—
(a)relating to the performance of any of T's duties, as such a trustee, in relation to the charity concerned, or
(2) Where T acts in accordance with any opinion or advice given by the Commission under subsection (1) (whether to T or to another trustee) T is to be taken, as regards T's responsibility for so acting, to have acted in accordance with T's trust.
Power to determine membership of charityN.I.50—(1) The Commission may—
(2) The Commission's power under subsection (1) may also be exercised by a person appointed by the Commission for the purpose.
Powers for preservation of charity documentsN.I.51—(1) The Commission may provide books in which any deed, will or other document relating to a charity may be enrolled.
Power to enter premisesN.I.52—(1) A lay magistrate may issue a warrant under this section if satisfied, on a complaint by a member of the Commission's staff, that there are reasonable grounds for believing that each of the conditions in subsection (2) is satisfied.
(3) A warrant under this section is a warrant authorising the member of the Commission's staff (A) who is named in it—
(b)documentary evidence that A is a member of the Commission's staff,
(7) If required to do so, A must give a copy of the record to the occupier of the premises or someone acting on the occupier's behalf.