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Textual Amendments
F1S. 72 cross-heading substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 155; S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, a person shall be disqualified for being a charity trustee or trustee for a charity if—
(a)he has been convicted of any offence involving dishonesty or deception;
(b)he has been adjudged bankrupt or sequestration of his estate has been awarded and (in either case) he has not been discharged [F2or he is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order];
(c)he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors and has not been discharged in respect of it;
(d)he has been removed from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by an order made—
(i)by the [F3Commission or] Commissioners under section 18(2)(i) above, or
(ii)by the Commissioners under section 20(1A)(i) of the M1Charities Act 1960 (power to act for protection of charities) or under section 20(1)(i) of that Act (as in force before the commencement of section 8 of the M2Charities Act 1992), or
(iii)by the High Court,
on the grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity for which he was responsible or to which he was privy, or which he by his conduct contributed to or facilitated;
(e)he has been removed, under section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (powers of Court of Session to deal with management of charities) [F4or section 34(5)(e) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (powers of the Court of Session)], from being concerned in the management or control of any body;
(f)he is [F5subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 or the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002] or to an order made under section 429(2)(b) of the M3Insolvency Act 1986 (failure to pay under county court administration order).
(2)In subsection (1) above—
(a)paragraph (a) applies whether the conviction occurred before or after the commencement of that subsection, but does not apply in relation to any conviction which is a spent conviction for the purposes of the M4Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974;
(b)paragraph (b) applies whether the adjudication of bankruptcy or the sequestration [F6or the making of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order] occurred before or after the commencement of that subsection;
(c)paragraph (c) applies whether the composition or arrangement was made, or the trust deed was granted, before or after the commencement of that subsection; and
(d)paragraphs (d) to (f) apply in relation to orders made and removals effected before or after the commencement of that subsection.
(3)Where (apart from this subsection) a person is disqualified under subsection (1)(b) above for being a charity trustee or trustee for any charity which is a company, he shall not be so disqualified if leave has been granted under section 11 of the M5Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (undischarged bankrupts) for him to act as director of the charity; and similarly a person shall not be disqualified under subsection (1)(f) above for being a charity trustee or trustee for such a charity if—
[F7(a)in the case of a person subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the M6Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, leave for the purposes of section 1(1)(a) or 1A(1)(a) of that Act has been granted for him to act as director of the charity,
[F8(aa)in the case of a person subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, leave has been granted by the High Court in Northern Ireland for him to act as director of the charity,]
(b)in the case of a person subject to an order under section 429(2)(b) of the M7Insolvency Act 1986, leave has been granted by the court which made the order for him to so act.
(4)[F9The Commission] may, on the application of any person disqualified under subsection (1) above, waive his disqualification either generally or in relation to a particular charity or a particular class of charities; but no such waiver may be granted in relation to any charity which is a company if—
(a)the person concerned is for the time being prohibited, by virtue of—
(i)a disqualification order [F10or disqualification undertaking] under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, or
(ii)section 11(1) [F1112(2)[F12,12A or 12B]] of that Act (undischarged bankrupts; failure to pay under county court administration order [F13Northern Irish disqualification orders][F14; Northern Irish disqualification undertakings]),
from acting as director of the charity; and
(b)leave has not been granted for him to act as director of any other company.
[F15(4A)If—
(a)a person disqualified under subsection (1)(d) or (e) makes an application under subsection (4) above five years or more after the date on which his disqualification took effect, and
(b)the Commission is not prevented from granting the application by virtue of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4),
the Commission must grant the application unless satisfied that, by reason of any special circumstances, it should be refused.]
(5)Any waiver under subsection (4) above shall be notified in writing to the person concerned.
(6)For the purposes of this section [F16the Commission] shall keep, in such manner as [F17it thinks fit], a register of all persons who have been removed from office as mentioned in subsection (1)(d) above either—
(a)by an order of the Commissioners made before or after the commencement of subsection (1) above, or
(b)by an order of [F18the Commission or] the High Court made after the commencement of section 45(1) of the M8Charities Act 1992;
and, where any person is so removed from office by an order of the High Court, the court shall notify [F19the Commission] of his removal.
(7)The entries in the register kept under subsection (6) above shall be available for public inspection in legible form at all reasonable times.
[F20(8)In this section “the Commissioners” means the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales.]]
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 72(1)(b) inserted (29.6.2006) by Enterprise Act 2002 (Disqualification from Office: General) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1722), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(a)
F3Words in s. 72(1)(d)(i) inserted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F4Words in s. 72(1)(e) inserted (1.4.2006) by Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/242), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 6(2)
F5Words in s. 72(1)(f) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 139(8)(a) (with art. 10)
F6Words in s. 72(2)(b) inserted (29.6.2006) by Enterprise Act 2002 (Disqualification from Office: General) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1722), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(b)
F7S. 72(3)(a)(aa) substituted (2.4.2001) for s. 72(3)(a) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 18(b); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F8S. 72(3)(aa) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 139(8)(b) (with art. 10)
F9Words in s. 72(4) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(3); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F10Words in s. 72(4)(a)(i) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 18(c)(i); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F11Words in s. 72(4)(a)(ii) substituted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 18(c)(ii); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F12Words in s. 72(4)(a)(ii) substituted (with application in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by Insolvency Act 2000 (Company Directors Disqualification Undertakings) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(c)
F13Words in s. 72(4)(a)(ii) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 c. 39, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 18(c)(ii); S.I. 2001/766, art. 2(1)(a) (subject to transitional provisions in art. 3)
F14Words in s. 72(4)(a)(ii) inserted (with application in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by Insolvency Act 2000 (Company Directors Disqualification Undertakings) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(c)
F15S. 72(4A) inserted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 35, 79(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 11); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F16Words in s. 72(6) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(4)(a); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F17Words in s. 72(6) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(4)(b); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F18Words in s. 72(6) inserted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(4)(c); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F19Words in s. 72(6) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(4)(d); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F20S. 72(8) added (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 156(5); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
Marginal Citations
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, any person who acts as a charity trustee or trustee for a charity while he is disqualified for being such a trustee by virtue of section 72 above shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or both.
(2)Subsection (1) above shall not apply where—
(a)the charity concerned is a company; and
(b)the disqualified person is disqualified by virtue only of paragraph (b) or (f) of section 72(1) above.
(3)Any acts done as charity trustee or trustee for a charity by a person disqualified for being such a trustee by virtue of section 72 above shall not be invalid by reason only of that disqualification.
(4)Where [F21the Commission is] satisfied—
(a)that any person has acted as charity trustee or trustee for a charity (other than an exempt charity) while disqualified for being such a trustee by virtue of section 72 above, and
(b)that, while so acting, he has received from the charity any sums by way of remuneration or expenses, or any benefit in kind, in connection with his acting as charity trustee or trustee for the charity,
[F22the Commission may by order] direct him to repay to the charity the whole or part of any such sums, or (as the case may be) to pay to the charity the whole or part of the monetary value [F23(as determined by the Commission)] of any such benefit.
(5)Subsection (4) above does not apply to any sums received by way of remuneration or expenses in respect of any time when the person concerned was not disqualified for being a charity trustee or trustee for the charity.
Textual Amendments
F21Words in s. 73(4) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 157(a); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F22Words in s. 73(4) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 157(b); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F23Words in s. 73(4) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 157(c); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
(1)This section applies to remuneration for services provided by a person to or on behalf of a charity where—
(a)he is a charity trustee or trustee for the charity, or
(b)he is connected with a charity trustee or trustee for the charity and the remuneration might result in that trustee obtaining any benefit.
This is subject to subsection (7) below.
(2)If conditions A to D are met in relation to remuneration within subsection (1), the person providing the services (“the relevant person”) is entitled to receive the remuneration out of the funds of the charity.
(3)Condition A is that the amount or maximum amount of the remuneration—
(a)is set out in an agreement in writing between—
(i)the charity or its charity trustees (as the case may be), and
(ii)the relevant person,
under which the relevant person is to provide the services in question to or on behalf of the charity, and
(b)does not exceed what is reasonable in the circumstances for the provision by that person of the services in question.
(4)Condition B is that, before entering into that agreement, the charity trustees decided that they were satisfied that it would be in the best interests of the charity for the services to be provided by the relevant person to or on behalf of the charity for the amount or maximum amount of remuneration set out in the agreement.
(5)Condition C is that if immediately after the agreement is entered into there is, in the case of the charity, more than one person who is a charity trustee and is—
(a)a person in respect of whom an agreement within subsection (3) above is in force, or
(b)a person who is entitled to receive remuneration out of the funds of the charity otherwise than by virtue of such an agreement, or
(c)a person connected with a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above,
the total number of them constitute a minority of the persons for the time being holding office as charity trustees of the charity.
(6)Condition D is that the trusts of the charity do not contain any express provision that prohibits the relevant person from receiving the remuneration.
(7)Nothing in this section applies to—
(a)any remuneration for services provided by a person in his capacity as a charity trustee or trustee for a charity or under a contract of employment, or
(b)any remuneration not within paragraph (a) which a person is entitled to receive out of the funds of a charity by virtue of any provision or order within subsection (8).
(8)The provisions or orders within this subsection are—
(a)any provision contained in the trusts of the charity,
(b)any order of the court or the Commission,
(c)any statutory provision contained in or having effect under an Act of Parliament other than this section.
(9)Section 73B below applies for the purposes of this section.
Textual Amendments
F24Ss. 73A - 73B inserted (18.3.2008) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 36, 79(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 12); S.I. 2008/751, art. 2, Sch.
(1)Before entering into an agreement within section 73A(3) the charity trustees must have regard to any guidance given by the Commission concerning the making of such agreements.
(2)The duty of care in section 1(1) of the Trustee Act 2000 applies to a charity trustee when making such a decision as is mentioned in section 73A(4).
(3)For the purposes of section 73A(5) an agreement within section 73A(3) is in force so long as any obligations under the agreement have not been fully discharged by a party to it.
(4)In section 73A—
“benefit” means a direct or indirect benefit of any nature;
“maximum amount”, in relation to remuneration, means the maximum amount of the remuneration whether specified in or ascertainable under the terms of the agreement in question;
“remuneration” includes any benefit in kind (and “amount” accordingly includes monetary value);
“services”, in the context of remuneration for services, includes goods that are supplied in connection with the provision of services.
(5)For the purposes of section 73A the following persons are “connected” with a charity trustee or trustee for a charity—
(a)a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of the trustee;
(b)the spouse or civil partner of the trustee or of any person falling within paragraph (a);
(c)a person carrying on business in partnership with the trustee or with any person falling within paragraph (a) or (b);
(d)an institution which is controlled—
(i)by the trustee or by any person falling within paragraph (a), (b) or (c), or
(ii)by two or more persons falling within sub-paragraph (i), when taken together;
(e)a body corporate in which—
(i)the trustee or any connected person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) has a substantial interest, or
(ii)two or more persons falling within sub-paragraph (i), when taken together, have a substantial interest.
(6)Paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 5 to this Act apply for the purposes of subsection (5) above as they apply for the purposes of provisions of that Schedule.]
Textual Amendments
F24Ss. 73A - 73B inserted (18.3.2008) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 36, 79(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 12); S.I. 2008/751, art. 2, Sch.
(1)This section applies to any charity trustee or trustee for a charity—
(a)who is or would be entitled to remuneration under an agreement or proposed agreement within section 73A(3) above, or
(b)who is connected with a person who is or would be so entitled.
(2)The charity trustee or trustee for a charity is disqualified from acting as such in relation to any decision or other matter connected with the agreement.
(3)But any act done by such a person which he is disqualified from doing by virtue of subsection (2) above shall not be invalid by reason only of that disqualification.
(4)Where the Commission is satisfied—
(a)that a person (“the disqualified trustee”) has done any act which he was disqualified from doing by virtue of subsection (2) above, and
(b)that the disqualified trustee or a person connected with him has received or is to receive from the charity any remuneration under the agreement in question,
it may make an order under subsection (5) or (6) below (as appropriate).
(5)An order under this subsection is one requiring the disqualified trustee—
(a)to reimburse to the charity the whole or part of the remuneration received as mentioned in subsection (4)(b) above;
(b)to the extent that the remuneration consists of a benefit in kind, to reimburse to the charity the whole or part of the monetary value (as determined by the Commission) of the benefit in kind.
(6)An order under this subsection is one directing that the disqualified trustee or (as the case may be) connected person is not to be paid the whole or part of the remuneration mentioned in subsection (4)(b) above.
(7)If the Commission makes an order under subsection (5) or (6) above, the disqualified trustee or (as the case may be) connected person accordingly ceases to have any entitlement under the agreement to so much of the remuneration (or its monetary value) as the order requires him to reimburse to the charity or (as the case may be) as it directs is not to be paid to him.
(8)Subsections (4) to (6) of section 73B above apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of section 73A above.]
Textual Amendments
F25S. 73C inserted (18.3.2008) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 37, 79(2); S.I. 2008/751, art. 2, Sch.
(1)This section applies to a person who is or has been—
(a)a charity trustee or trustee for a charity,
(b)a person appointed to audit a charity's accounts (whether appointed under an enactment or otherwise), or
(c)an independent examiner, reporting accountant or other person appointed to examine or report on a charity's accounts (whether appointed under an enactment or otherwise).
(2)If the Commission considers—
(a)that a person to whom this section applies is or may be personally liable for a breach of trust or breach of duty committed in his capacity as a person within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) above, but
(b)that he has acted honestly and reasonably and ought fairly to be excused for the breach of trust or duty,
the Commission may make an order relieving him wholly or partly from any such liability.
(3)An order under subsection (2) above may grant the relief on such terms as the Commission thinks fit.
(4)Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to any personal contractual liability of a charity trustee or trustee for a charity.
(5)For the purposes of this section and section 73E below—
(a)subsection (1)(b) above is to be read as including a reference to the Auditor General for Wales acting as auditor under section 43B above, and
(b)subsection (1)(c) above is to be read as including a reference to the Auditor General for Wales acting as examiner under that section;
and in subsection (1)(b) and (c) any reference to a charity's accounts is to be read as including any group accounts prepared by the charity trustees of a charity.
(6)This section does not affect the operation of—
(a)section 61 of the Trustee Act 1925 (power of court to grant relief to trustees),
(b)[F27section 1157 of the Companies Act 2006] (power of court to grant relief to officers or auditors of companies), or
(c)section 73E below (which extends [F28section 1157] to auditors etc. of charities which are not companies).
Textual Amendments
F26Ss. 73D, 73E inserted (27.2.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 for specified purposes) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 38, 79(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 13); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2008/945, art. 2, Sch. 1
F27Words in s. 73D(6)(b) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(3), Sch. 3 para. 11(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F28Words in s. 73D(6)(c) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(3), Sch. 3 para. 11(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
(1)[F29Section 1157 of the Companies Act 2006] (power of court to grant relief to officers or auditors of companies) shall have effect in relation to a person to whom this section applies as it has effect in relation to a person employed as an auditor by a company.
(2)This section applies to—
(a)a person acting in a capacity within section 73D(1)(b) or (c) above in a case where, apart from this section, [F30section 1157] would not apply in relation to him as a person so acting, and
(b)a charity trustee of a CIO.”]
Textual Amendments
F26Ss. 73D, 73E inserted (27.2.2007 for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 for specified purposes) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 38, 79(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 13); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2008/945, art. 2, Sch. 1
F29Words in s. 73E(1) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(3), Sch. 3 para. 12(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F30Words in s. 73E(2)(a) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(3), Sch. 3 para. 12(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
(1)The charity trustees of a charity may arrange for the purchase, out of the funds of the charity, of insurance designed to indemnify the charity trustees or any trustees for the charity against any personal liability in respect of—
(a)any breach of trust or breach of duty committed by them in their capacity as charity trustees or trustees for the charity, or
(b)any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust committed by them in their capacity as directors or officers of the charity (if it is a body corporate) or of any body corporate carrying on any activities on behalf of the charity.
(2)The terms of such insurance must, however, be so framed as to exclude the provision of any indemnity for a person in respect of—
(a)any liability incurred by him to pay—
(i)a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or
(ii)a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising);
(b)any liability incurred by him in defending any criminal proceedings in which he is convicted of an offence arising out of any fraud or dishonesty, or wilful or reckless misconduct, by him; or
(c)any liability incurred by him to the charity that arises out of any conduct which he knew (or must reasonably be assumed to have known) was not in the interests of the charity or in the case of which he did not care whether it was in the best interests of the charity or not.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) above—
(a)the reference to any such conviction is a reference to one that has become final;
(b)a conviction becomes final—
(i)if not appealed against, at the end of the period for bringing an appeal, or
(ii)if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of; and
(c)an appeal is disposed of—
(i)if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or
(ii)if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.
(4)The charity trustees of a charity may not purchase insurance under this section unless they decide that they are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the charity for them to do so.
(5)The duty of care in section 1(1) of the Trustee Act 2000 applies to a charity trustee when making such a decision.
(6)The Minister may by order make such amendments of subsections (2) and (3) above as he considers appropriate.
(7)No order may be made under subsection (6) above unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(8)This section—
(a)does not authorise the purchase of any insurance whose purchase is expressly prohibited by the trusts of the charity, but
(b)has effect despite any provision prohibiting the charity trustees or trustees for the charity receiving any personal benefit out of the funds of the charity.]
Textual Amendments
F31S. 73F inserted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 39, 79(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.