(1)Any acts done as charity trustee or trustee for a charity by a person disqualified from being such a trustee by virtue of section 178 are not invalid merely because of that disqualification.
(2)Subsection (3) applies if the Commission is satisfied that any person—
(a)has acted as charity trustee or trustee for a charity while disqualified from being such a trustee by virtue of section 178, and
(b)while so acting, has received from the charity any sums by way of remuneration or expenses, or any benefit in kind, in connection with acting as charity trustee or trustee for the charity.
(3)The Commission may by order direct the person—
(a)to repay to the charity the whole or part of any such sums, or
(b)(as the case may be) to pay to the charity the whole or part of the monetary value (as determined by the Commission) of any such benefit.
(4)Subsection (3) 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 from being a charity trustee or trustee for the charity.