53.— F45[(1) The Authority may, by direction in writing, require a charitable organisation or a charity trustee of a charitable organisation to provide the Authority with such information as it may reasonably require to enable it to perform its functions, within the period and in the manner specified in the direction.]

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F47[(3) The Authority may request the Minister for Education or the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, as appropriate, to provide it with such information, relating to a charitable organisation that is an education body, as the Authority may reasonably require to enable it to perform its functions.

(4) If a charitable organisation that is a body corporate fails to comply with a direction under subsection (1) it shall be guilty of an offence.

(5) If a charity trustee of a charitable organisation fails to comply with a direction under subsection (1) he or she shall be guilty of an offence.

(6) If, in relation to a charitable organisation, there is a failure to comply with a direction under subsection (1) each of the charity trustees of the charitable organisation shall be guilty of an offence.]