Singapore legislation

Regulation 36

of Public Trustee Rules

Regulation 36

Bank accounts for trust moneys

Subregulation 1

In cases where the moneys of a trust normally kept in current account at a bank are sufficient to earn bank interest, the Public Trustee shall, and in other cases may, cause a separate banking account to be kept in respect of that trust.

Subregulation 2

In respect of trusts not dealt with under paragraph (1), the Public Trustee shall cause to be kept one general banking account.

Subregulation 3

Interest allowed by the bank on daily bank balances of the general banking account kept under paragraph (2) shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund.