Official Trustee may with consent be appointed trustee of settlement by grantor
Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act, 1913 deals with official Trustee may with consent be appointed trustee of settlement by grantor. Any person intending to create a trust other than a trust which the Official Trustee is prohibited from accepting under the provisions of this Act may by the instrument creating the trust and with the consent of the Official Trustee, appoint him by that name or any other sufficient description to be The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1914.
(1) Any person intending to create a trust other than a trust which the Official Trustee is prohibited from accepting under the provisions of this Act may by the instrument creating the trust and with the consent of the Official Trustee, appoint him by that name or any other sufficient description to be the trustee of the property subject to such trust:
Provided that the consent of the Official Trustee shall be recited in the said instrument and that such instrument shall be duly executed by the Official Trustee.
(2) Upon such appointment the property subject to the trust shall vest in such Official Trustee, and shall be held by him upon the trusts declared in such instrument.
Section 8, The Official Trustees Act, 1913 (Act 2 of 1913).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 8
What does Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act deal with?
Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act is headed "Official Trustee may with consent be appointed trustee of settlement by grantor". Any person intending to create a trust other than a trust which the Official Trustee is prohibited from accepting under the provisions of this Act may by the instrument creating the trust and with the consent of the Official Trustee, appoint him by that name or any other sufficient description to be
How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Official Trustees Act 1913 8, section 8 Official Trustees Act 1913, section 8 of the Official Trustees Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Official Trustees (Maharashtra) Rules, 1971 (1971).
When did Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Official Trustees Act, cited as Official Trustees Act 1913 8, came into force on 01 Apr 1914, having been enacted on 27 Feb 1913. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 30. Rules473 words
- 7. General powers and duties of Official Trustee236 words
- 19. Auditors to be appointed to examine Official Trustees‟s accounts, etc., and to report to Government195 words
- 32B. Special provision regarding certain Official Trustees affected by States‟ reorganisation192 words
- 11. Power of private trustees to appoint Official Trustee to be trustee of property186 words
- 32A. Saving182 words
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