Part 6Cy-près powers and assistance and supervision of charities by court and Commission
Powers of Commission to act for protection of charities etc.
77Offence of contravening certain orders under s.76
(1)
It is an offence for a person to contravene an order under—
(a)
section 76(3)(d) (order prohibiting person from parting with property),
(b)
section 76(3)(e) (order prohibiting debtor of charity from discharging liability), or
(c)
section 76(3)(f) (order restricting transactions or payments).
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3)
This section is not to be treated as precluding the bringing of proceedings for breach of trust against any charity trustee or trustee for a charity in respect of a contravention of an order under section 76(3)(d) or (f) (whether or not proceedings in respect of the contravention are brought against the trustee under this section).