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Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

2001 CHAPTER 14

CONTENTS

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  1. PART I

    THE DUTY OF CARE

    1. 1. The duty of care

    2. 2. Application of duty of care

  2. PART II

    INVESTMENT

    1. 3. General power of investment

    2. 4. Standard investment criteria

    3. 5. Advice

    4. 6. Restriction or exclusion of this Part, etc.

    5. 7. Existing trusts and statutory powers

  3. PART III

    ACQUISITION OF LAND

    1. 8. Power to acquire land

    2. 9. Restriction or exclusion of this Part, etc.

    3. 10. Existing trusts

  4. PART IV

    AGENTS NOMINEES AND CUSTODIANS

    1. Agents

      1. 11. Power to employ agents

      2. 12. Persons who may act as agents

      3. 13. Linked functions, etc.

      4. 14. Terms of agency

      5. 15. Asset management: special restrictions

    2. Nominees and custodians

      1. 16. Power to appoint nominees

      2. 17. Power to appoint custodians

      3. 18. Investment in bearer securities

      4. 19. Persons who may be appointed as nominees or custodians

      5. 20. Terms of appointment of nominees and custodians

    3. Review of and liability for agents, nominees and custodians, etc.

      1. 21. Application of sections 22 and 23

      2. 22. Review of agents, nominees and custodians, etc.

      3. 23. Liability for agents, nominees and custodians, etc.

    4. Supplementary

      1. 24. Effect of trustees exceeding their powers

      2. 25. Sole trustees

      3. 26. Restriction or exclusion of this Part, etc.

      4. 27. Existing trusts

  5. PART V

    REMUNERATION

    1. 28. Trustee’s entitlement to payment under trust instrument

    2. 29. Remuneration of certain trustees

    3. 30. Remuneration of trustees of charitable trusts

    4. 31. Trustees' expenses

    5. 32. Remuneration and expenses of agents, nominees and custodians

    6. 33. Application

  6. PART VI

    APPOINTMENT AND RETIREMENT OF TRUSTEES

    1. 34. Appointment or retirement of trustee at instance of beneficiaries

    2. 35. Appointment of substitute for incapable trustee

    3. 36. Provisions supplementary to sections 34 and 35

  7. PART VII

    MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. Power to insure

      1. 37. Power to insure

    2. Special cases

      1. 38. Personal representatives

      2. 39. Pension schemes

      3. 40. Authorised unit trusts

      4. 41. Common investment schemes for charities

      5. 42. The Crown

    3. Supplementary

      1. 43. Interpretation

      2. 44. Amendments, transitional and saving provisions and repeals

      3. 45. Commencement

      4. 46. Short title

  8. SCHEDULES:

    1. Schedule 1

      Application of duty of care

    2. Schedule 2

      Minor and consequential amendments

    3. Schedule 3

      Transitional provisions and savings

    4. Schedule 4

      Repeals

An Act to amend the law relating to trustees and persons having the investment powers of trustees; and for connected purposes.

[20th July 2001]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows: