4.0 Your committee and the law
We all know how much power the law has over our day to day lives and what the consequences might be if we break the law. Management Committees are no different from other areas of life; they are governed not only by informal rules but also by formal legal statutes. As Management Committee members we need to know these laws along with the sanctions we might face if we fall foul of them.
Much of what you will need to know relates to a Law Reform enacted in 1992 called the Charities Legislation (as a Registered Charity the law will affect how you must run it). The main implications of the law are outlined in the next pages.