Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Consent of a missing person
Where the consent of a person is required before the appointment of the Public Trustee as an administrator or trustee and the pers…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Grant to Public Trustee
(1) Where a report of action taken under section 46 of the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160) has been made to the Public Trustee, o…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Receipt of payments by Public Trustee
The Public Trustee may receive payments of compensation under the Work Injury Benefits Act (Cap. 236), Pensions Act (Cap. 189), Ci…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Functions of the Investment Board
The functions of the Board shall be to– (a) review and oversee matters pertaining to the investment of estate and trust funds; (b)…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Public Trustee Investment Board
(1) There is established an Investment Board to be known as the Public Trustee Investment Board. (2) The Investment Board shall co…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Payment of money for adults incapable of taking decisions by virtue of age, infirmity or other reasons to be determined by court
(1) On application, the court may appoint the Public Trustee to act as a guardian for adults who are incapable of taking decisions…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Missing persons
(1) Where a person is missing for at least one hundred and eighty days, the Public Trustee may make an application to the court an…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Office of the Public Trustee to be a body corporate
There is established an office to be known as the Public Trustee which— (a) shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession an…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Qualification for appointment as a public trustee
A person qualifies for appointment as the Public Trustee if the person — (a) has at least fifteen years' experience as a legal pra…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Appointment of Public Trustee
The Attorney-General may appoint a fit and proper person to be Public Trustee (hereinafter referred to as the Public Trustee), and…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Provisions of this Act to prevail
Where there is a conflict between any of the provisions of this Act and those of the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160), the provisi…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Objects of the Act
The objects of the Act are to provide for— (a) a manager, administrator, executor or trustee; (b) trustee and executor services to…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Interpretation
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— "agent" means an agent of the Public Trustee appointed under section 25(…
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Public Trustee Act CAP 168▤
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Public Trustee Act
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Regulations
The Minister may from time to time make regulations for the purpose of regulating any matter or thing to be done under this Act, i…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Searches
Any person desiring information may apply in person at the Principal Registry or at the Coast Registry (as the case may require),…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
As to documents executed on behalf of Government
Notwithstanding anything in this Act contained, it shall not be necessary for any officer of the Government to appear in person or…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Defects in appointment or procedure not to invalidate acts done in good faith
Nothing done in good faith pursuant to this Act or any regulations thereunder by the Principal Registrar or any registrar shall be…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Registrars protected for acts done in good faith
The Principal Registrar or any registrar shall not be liable to any suit, claim or demand by reason of anything in good faith done…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Appeal from Principal Registrar to Court
(1) When the Principal Registrar— (a) has refused to register a document presented to him for registration or has cancelled the re…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Appeals against refusals to register from registrars to Principal Registrar
An appeal shall lie against an order of refusal or of cancellation from any registrar to the Principal Registrar, and the Principa…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Registrar cancelling registration shall record his reasons
Every registrar cancelling the registration of a document shall make an order of cancellation and record his reasons for such orde…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Registrar refusing to register shall record his reasons
Every registrar refusing to register a document shall make an order of refusal and record his reasons for such order in the book p…
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Registration of Documents Act CAP 285▤
Registrar may administer oaths
Every registrar may, at his discretion, administer an oath to any person examined by him under this Act
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