Part 9Charity trustees, trustees and auditors etc.
Disqualification of charity trustees and trustees
179Disqualification: pre-commencement events etc.
1
Case A—
a
applies whether the conviction occurred before or after the commencement of section 178(1), but
b
does not apply in relation to any conviction which is a spent conviction for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
2
Case B applies whether the adjudication of bankruptcy or the sequestration or the making of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order occurred before or after the commencement of section 178(1).
3
Case C applies whether the composition or arrangement was made, or the trust deed was granted, before or after the commencement of section 178(1).
4
Cases D to F apply in relation to orders made and removals effected before or after the commencement of section 178(1).
5
In Case D—
a
“the Commissioners” means the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, and
b
“relevant earlier enactment” means—
i
section 18(2)(i) of the Charities Act 1993 (power to act for protection of charities),
ii
section 20(1A)(i) of the Charities Act 1960, or
iii
section 20(1)(i) of the 1960 Act (as in force before the commencement of section 8 of the Charities Act 1992).
6
In Case E, “the relevant earlier legislation” means section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (powers of Court of Session to deal with management of charities).