Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Public Trustee Rules

Regulation 6

Procedure for obtaining written consent of Public Trustee to act as trustee

Amended byS 270/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 270/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 864/2014 wef 31/12/2014

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 270/2022 wef 31/12/2021

An application for the consent of the Public Trustee under section 7(4) or 8(4) or (8) of the Act to act as trustee or co-trustee must be made in such manner as the Public Trustee may require.

Subregulation 2

An application under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by the following documents and information:

(a)

the will, settlement or other instrument creating the trust or the duty in question or a copy thereof;

(b)

particulars as to the nature and value of the trust property, including any liabilities attached to the trust property;

(c)

the names and addresses of the beneficiaries under the trust, including any residuary or reversionary beneficiary;

(d)

the names and addresses of the former or existing trustees (if any) under the trust.

Subregulation 3

The Public Trustee may require the production of any other document or information relating to the trust which the Public Trustee may consider desirable to obtain in any particular case.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 270/2022 wef 31/12/2021

The written consent of the Public Trustee under section 7(4) or 8(4) or (8) of the Act is to be given under the Public Trustee’s official seal.