Part IX Miscellaneous
F4 Charity trustees
73 Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified.
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 F1the Commission is satisfied—
a
that any person has acted as charity trustee or trustee for a charity F5(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,
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.
S. 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.