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The Indian Trusts Act, 1882
Act ID: 1882
The Indian Trusts Act, 1882
"An Act to define and amend the law relating to private trusts and trustees."
Table of Contents
96 Sections
Ch. IP
reliminary
S.1
Short title, commencement
S.2
Repeal of enactments
S.3
Interpretation-clause trust
Ch. IIO
f the Creation of Trusts
S.4
Lawful purpose
S.5
Trust of immovable property
S.6
Creation of trust
S.7
Who may create trusts
S.8
Subject of trust
S.9
Who may be beneficiary
S.10
Who may be trustee
Ch. IIIO
f the Duties and Liabilities of Trustees
S.11
Trustee to execute trust
S.12
Trustee to inform himself of state of trust-property
S.13
Trustee to protect title to trust-property
S.14
Trustee not to set up title adverse to beneficiary
S.15
Care required from trustee
S.16
Conversion of perishable property
S.17
Trustee to be impartial
S.18
Trustee to prevent waste
S.19
Accounts and information
S.20
Investment of trust-money.
S.21
Mortgage of land pledged to Government under Act 26 of 1871. Deposit in Government Savings Bank
S.22
Sale by trustee directed to sell within specified time
S.23
Liability for breach of trust
S.24
No set-off allowed to trustee
S.25
Non-liability for predecessors default
S.26
Non-liability for co-trustees default
S.27
Several liability of co-trustees
S.28
Non-liability of trustee paying without notice of transfer by beneficiary
S.29
Liability of trustee where beneficiarys interest is forfeited to the Government
S.30
Indemnity of trustees
Ch. IVO
f the Rights and Powers of Trustees
S.31
Right to title-deed
S.32
Right to reimbursement of expenses
S.33
Right to indemnity from gainer by breach of trust
S.34
Right to apply to Court for opinion in management of trust-property
S.35
Right to settlement of accounts
S.36
General authority of trustee
S.37
Power to sell in lots, and either by public auction or private contract
S.38
Power to sell under special conditions. Power to buy-in and re-sell
S.39
Power to convey
S.40
Power to vary investments
S.41
Power to apply property of minors, etc., for their maintenance, etc
S.42
Power to give receipts
S.43
Power to compound, etc
S.44
Power to several trustees of whom one disclaims or dies
S.45
Suspension of trustees powers by decree
Ch. VO
f the Disabilities of Trustees
S.46
Trustee cannot renounce after acceptance
S.47
Trustee cannot delegate
S.48
Co-trustees cannot act singly
S.49
Control of discretionary power
S.50
Trustee may not charge for services
S.51
Trustee may not use trust-property for his own profit
S.52
Trustee for sale or his agent may not buy
S.53
Trustee may not buy beneficiarys interest without permission
S.54
Co-trustees may not lend to one of themselves
Ch. VIO
f the Rights and Liabilities of the Beneficiary
S.55
Rights to rents and profits
S.56
Right to specific execution
S.57
Right to inspect and take copies of instrument of trust, accounts, etc
S.58
Right to transfer beneficial interest
S.59
Right to sue for execution of trust
S.60
Right to proper trustees
S.61
Right to compel to any act of duty
S.62
Wrongful purchase by trustee
S.63
Following trust-property into the hands of third persons
S.64
Saving of rights of certain transferees
S.65
Acquisition by trustee of trust-property wrongfully converted
S.66
Right in case of blended property
S.67
Wrongful employment by partner-trustee of trust-property for partnership purposes
S.68
Liability of beneficiary joining in breach of trust
S.69
Rights and liabilities of beneficiarys transferee
Ch. VIIO
f Vacating the Office of Trustee
S.70
Office how vacated
S.71
Discharge of trustee
S.72
Petition to be discharged from trust
S.73
Appointment of new trustees on death, etc
S.74
Appointment by Court
S.75
Vesting of trust-property in new trustees
S.76
Survival of trust
Ch. VIIIO
f the Extinction of Trusts
S.77
Trust how extinguished
S.78
Revocation of trust
S.79
Revocation not to defeat what trustees have duly done
Ch. IXO
f Certain Obligations in the Nature of Trusts
S.80
Where obligation in nature of trust is created
S.81
Where it does not appear that transferor intended to dispose of beneficial interest
S.82
Transfer to one for consideration paid by another
S.83
Trust incapable of execution or executed without exhausting trust-property
S.84
Transfer for illegal purpose
S.85
Bequest for illegal purpose
S.86
Transfer pursuant to rescindable contract
S.87
Debtor becoming creditors representative
S.88
Advantage gained by fiduciary
S.89
Advantage gained by exercise of undue influence
S.90
Advantage gained by qualified owner
S.91
Property acquired with notice of existing contract
S.92
Purchase by person contracting to buy property to be held on trust
S.93
Advantage secretly gained by one of several compounding creditors
S.94
Constructive trusts in cases not expressly provided for
S.95
Obligors duties, liabilities and disabilities
S.96
Saving of rights of bona fide purchasers