Official Trustees Act, 1913
Bare Act · 1913
An Act to consolidate and amend the Law constituting the office of Official Trustee. 2 ***.
- Act number
- 2 of 1913
- Enacted
- 27 February 1913
- Contents
- 35 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Part I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Interpretation clause
- Section 3 – Extent of jurisdiction of High Court
Part II — The Office Of Official Trustee
- Section 4 – Official Trustees
- Section 5 – Appointment and powers of Deputy Official Trustee
- Section 6 – Official Trustee to be corporation sole, to have perpetual succession and official seal, and to sue and be sued in his corporate name (preview)
Part III — Rights, Powers, Duties And Liabilities Of Official Trustee
- Section 7 – General powers and duties of Official Trustee (preview)
- Section 8 – Official Trustee may with consent be appointed trustee of settlement by grantor (preview)
- Section 9 – Appointment of Official Trustee as trustee by will (preview)
- Section 10 – Power of High Court to appoint Official Trustee to be trustee of property (preview)
- Section 11 – Power of private trustees to appoint Official Trustee to be trustee of property (preview)
- Section 12 – Executor or administrator may pay to Official Trustee legacy, share, etc., of minor or lunatic (preview)
- Section 13 – Official Trustee not to be required to give bond or security (preview)
- Section 14 – Entry of Official Trustee not to constitute notice of a trust (preview)
- Section 15 – Liability of Government (preview)
- Section 16 – Notice- of suit not required in certain cases (preview)
Part IV — Fees
- Section 17 – Fees (preview)
- Section 18 – Disposal of fees (preview)
Part V — Audit
- Section 19 – Auditors to be appointed to examine Official Trustees‟s accounts, etc., and to report to Government (preview)
- Section 20 – Auditor‟s power to summon witnesses and to call for documents (preview)
- Section 21 – Costs of audit, etc., how paid (preview)
- Section 22 – Right of beneficiary to inspection and copies of accounts (preview)
Part VI — Miscellaneous
- Section 23 – Transfer to Government of accumulations in the hands of Official Trustee (preview)
- Section 24 – Mode of proceeding by claimant to recover money so transferred (preview)
- Section 25 – Power of High Court to make orders in respect of property vested in Official Trustee (preview)
- Section 26 – Who may apply for order under Act (preview)
- Section 27 – Order of Court to have effect of a decree (preview)
- Section 28 – General powers of administration (preview)
- Section 29 – Transfer of trust property by Official Trustee to original trustee or any other trustee (preview)
- Section 30 – Rules (preview)
- Section 31 – [Repealed.] (preview)
- Section 32 – Saving of provisions of Indian Registration Act, 1908 (preview)
- Section 32A – Saving (preview)
- Section 32B – Special provision regarding certain Official Trustees affected by States‟ reorganisation (preview)
- Section 33 – [Repealed.] (preview)