What this covers
Why you need it
The Parliament of Northern Ireland created it. The power to require it comes from House to House Charitable Collections Act (Northern Ireland) 1952.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for House to House Charitable Collections Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 5
- Penalties
- 5
- Exemptions
- 1
Duties on businesses under the Act
- Conduct house-to-house charitable collection without a licence s.1
- Fail to comply with charitable collection regulations s.4
- Use unauthorised or fake charitable collection badges s.5
- Fail to give name and address to police when collecting for charity s.6
- Offences relating to house-to-house charitable collections s.7
What happens if you get it wrong
- Offences relating to house-to-house charitable collections 6 months imprisonment
- Conduct house-to-house charitable collection without a licence
- Fail to comply with charitable collection regulations
- Fail to give name and address to police when collecting for charity
- Use unauthorised or fake charitable collection badges
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Northern Ireland-wide charities exempt from house-to-house collection licences — Pursues a charitable purpose throughout the whole of Northern Ireland and is granted an exemption order by the Minister
Read our full dossier on House to House Charitable Collections Act (Northern Ireland) 1952
Who issues it
Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.