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If any person suffering from mental disorder, within the definition of that term contained in section 2 of the Mental Health Act (Cap. 248) of whose estate the Public Trustee has been appointed manager under section 38 of that Act, or any minor is entitled to any gift legacy or share of the assets of a deceasedperson, the person by whom the gift is made, or the executor or administrator by whom the legacy or share is payable or transferable, or any trustee of any gift, legacy or share, may transfer it by an instrument in writing to the Public Trustee by that name or any other sufficient description with his consent:Provided that the consent of the Public Trustee shall be recited in the instrument and the instrument shall be duly executed by the Public Trustee.
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The Public Trustee shall not be required by any court to enter into any bond or security on his appointment in any capacity under this Act.
The court may make such orders as it thinks fit respecting any trust property vested in the Public Trustee or the interest or produce thereof.
The Public Trustee may, in addition to any other powers of expenditure lawfully exercisable by him, incur expenditure on such acts as may be necessary for the proper care and management of any...
(1) Deleted by Act No. 6 of 2018, s. 15. (2) The Public Trustee shall appoint such person or persons as he shall think fit to act as his agents in the managing, collecting and getting in of property...
(1) The Government shall be liable to make good all sums required to discharge any liability which the Public Trustee, if he were a private executor, administrator or trustee, would be personally...
The Attorney-General may make rules for— (a) defining the duties of the Public Trustee; (b) defining the powers and liabilities of agents, appointing such persons as may be thought advisable to be...
The provisions in the Unclaimed Financial Assets Act (Cap. 494) that require institutions to remit unclaimed assets to the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority shall not apply to the Public Trustee.
The Public Trustee may apply alternative forms of dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve disputes relating to the administration of estates and trusts.