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).