International Trusts Order, 2000 · As enacted
66. Power to give advice or directions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A trustee may without commencing an action apply upon a written statement for the opinion, advice or direction of the Court on any question respecting the management or administration of the trust property or the assets of any testator or intestate.
trust
"trust" means an international trust except where the context otherwise requires;
Such application shall be served upon and the hearing attended by all persons interested in such application or such of them as the Court thinks expedient.
A trustee acting upon the opm10n, advice or direction given by the
Court shall be deemed so far as regards his own responsibility to have discharged his duty as such trustee in the subject matter of the said application.
Subsection (3) shall not indemnify any trustee in respect of any act done in accordance with such opinion, advice or direction if he is guilty of any fraud or wilful concealment or misrepresentation in obtaining such opinion, advice or direction.
The costs of such application shall be in the discretion of the Court.
Where any trustee applies for the opinion, advice or direction of the
Court under this section, the written statement shall be signed by an advocate and the Court may require the applicant to attend by his advocate either in Chambers or in open Court where the Court deems it necessary to have the assistance of an advocate.
Terms defined in s 2
property
Defined · s 2"property" includes - {a} money, goods, chases in action, land and every descriptions of property1 whether movable or immovable; and (b} obligations, easements and every description of estate, interest and profit, present or future, vested or contingent, arising out of, or incident to, any property as defined in paragraph {a}; 1141 17th. JULY, 2000
trust
Defined · s 2"trust" means an international trust except where the context otherwise requires;
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