Long title | An Act to provide for the appointment of a Public Trustee and to amend the Law relating to the administration of Trusts. |
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Citation | 6 Edw. 7. c. 55 |
Territorial extent | Does not extend to Ireland or Scotland[2] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 21 December 1906 |
Commencement | 1 January 1908[3] |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Public Trustee Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 55) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which provides for the appointment of a public trustee, and which amended the law relating to the administration of trusts.[4] This Act has been described as "important".[5]
The Bill for this Act was the Public Trustee Bill.[6]
The Public Trustee Rules 1907 (SR & O 1907/938),[7] Public Trustee Rules 1912 (SR & O 1912/348),[8] the Public Trustee Rules 1916 (SR & O 1916/489), the Public Trustee (Amendment) Rules 1983 (SI 1983/1050) and the Public Trustee (Amendment) Rules 1987 (SI 1987/2249)[9] were made under this Act, as were a number of Public Trustee (Custodian Trustee) Rules and Public Trustee (Fees) Orders.[10]
Section 2(1)(e) was repealed by section 83(3) of, and Part I of the Tenth Schedule to, the Criminal Justice Act 1948.
This section was repealed by section 1(1) of the Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Act 2002.
Sections 8(1) to (1C) were substituted for the original section 8(1) by section 1(3) of, and paragraph 1 of the Schedule to, the Public Trustee and Administration of Funds Act 1986.
Section 9(4) was repealed by section 2(1)(c) of the Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Act 2002.
This section was repealed by section 1 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1927.