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Official
Trustees Act, 1913 |
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Preamble |
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PART I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. |
Short
title, extent and commencement |
| 2. |
Interpretation
clause |
| 3. |
Extent
of jurisdiction of High Court |
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PART II: THE OFFICE OF OFFICIAL TRUSTEE PART
II THE OFFICE OF OFFICIAL TRUSTEE |
| 4. |
Official
Trustees |
| 5. |
Appointment
and powers of Deputy Official Trustee |
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Official
Trustee to be corporation sole, to have perpetual succession
and official seal, and to sue and be sued in his corporate
name |
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PART III: RIGHTS, POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES
OF OFFICIAL TRUSTEE PART III RIGHTS, POWERS, DUTIES AND
LIABILITIES OF OFFICIAL TRUSTEE |
| 7. |
General
powers and duties of Official Trustee |
| 8. |
Official
Trustee may with consent be appointed trustee of settlement
by grantor |
| 9. |
Appointment
of Official Trustee as trustee by will |
| 10. |
Power
of High Court to appoint Official Trustee to be trustee
of property |
| 11. |
Power
of private trustees to appoint Official Trustee to be
trustee of property |
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Executor
or administrator may pay to Official Trustee legacy, share,
etc., of minor of lunatic |
| 13. |
Official
Trustee not to be required to give bond or security |
| 14. |
Entry
of Official Trustee not to constitute notice of a trust |
| 15. |
Liability
of Government |
| 16. |
Notice
of suit not required in certain cases |
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PART IV: FEES |
| 17. |
Fees |
| 18. |
Disposal
of fees |
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PART V: AUDIT PART V AUDIT |
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Auditors
to be appointed to examine Official Trustee's accounts,
etc., and to report to Government |
| 20. |
Auditor'
s power to summon witnesses and to call for documents |
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Costs
of audit, etc., how paid |
| 22. |
Right
of beneficiary to inspection and copies of accounts |
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PART VI: MISCELLANEOUS PART VI MISCELLANEOUS |
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Transfer
to Government of accumulations in the hands of Official
Trustee |
| 24. |
Mode
of proceeding by claimant to recover money so transferred |
| 25. |
Power
of High Court to make orders in respect of property vested
in Official Trustee |
| 26. |
Who
may apply for order under Act |
| 27. |
Order
of Court to have effect of a decree |
| 28. |
General
powers of administration |
| 29. |
Transfer
of trust property by Official Trustee to original trustee
or any other trustee |
| 30. |
Rules |
| 31. |
Division
of Presidency into Provinces |
| 32. |
Saving
of provisions of Indian Registration Act, 1908 |
| 32-A. |
Saving |
| 32-B. |
Special
provision regarding certain Official Trustees affected
by States' re- organisation |
| 33. |
Repeals |
