Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (c. 4)

5 Power to remove disqualified trustee E+W

(1) The Charities Act 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) After section 79 insert—

“79A Removal of disqualified trustee

The Commission may remove a charity trustee or trustee for a charity by order made of its own motion if the person is disqualified from being a charity trustee or trustee for a charity (generally or in relation to the charity concerned)—

(a) by virtue of section 178, or

(b) by an order under section 181A.”

(3) In section 82(1) (removal of trustees etc: notice), after “79” insert “ , 79A ”.

(4) In section 89(1) (orders relating to trustees etc: exceptions to publicity requirement), after paragraph (b) insert, “or

(c) an order under section 79A (removal of disqualified trustee),”.

(5) In section 89(5) (notice inviting representations on order to remove), after “an order under this Act” insert “ , other than an order under section 79A, ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 5 in force at 31.7.2016 by S.I. 2016/815, reg. 2(d)