Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331)

Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331), article 13

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13. (1) The terms of a trust may make the interest of a beneficiary - (a) liable to termination; or (b) subject to restriction on alienation or dealing; or (c) subject to diminution or termination in the event of the beneficiary becoming bankrupt, or insolvent, or any of his property becoming liable to seizure for the benefit of his creditors; or (d) not liable to attachment under a garnishee order issued against the trustee or to termination without the prior consent of the Court, when the interest is expressed to be for the maintenance of the beneficiary or as a pension. (2) In the case of a testamentary trust and where the benefit to the beneficiary consists in an annuity or pension or the use an d enjoyment of property and the enjoyment of f ruits therefrom, th e terms of the trust may make the interests of the beneficiary - (a) subject to restriction on alienation or dealing; (b) not liable to attachment under a garnishee order served on the trustee as garnishee; or (c) not liable to termination without the prior consent of the Court. Variation of terms of a trust.

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