Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331)
Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331), article 35
35. (1) Subject to the terms of the trust, the following rules
shall apply where a trust, or an interest under a trust, is in favour of
a class of persons:
(a) a class closes when it is no longer possible for any
other person to become a member of a class;
(b) a woman who is over the age of fifty-five years shall
be deemed to be no longer capable of bearing a child;
(c) where any class interest relates to income and for any
period there is no member of the class in existence, the
income shall be accumulated and, subject to article 12,
shall be retained until there is a member of the class in
existence or the class closes.
(2) In this article "class interest" means a trust or an interest
under a trust which is in favour of a class of persons.
Variation of terms
of trust by the court
and approval of
particular
transactions.
Amended by:
XI. 2014.7, 17.
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