Public Trustee Act 1906

Public Trustee Act 1906^[1]
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the appointment of a Public Trustee and to amend the Law relating to the administration of Trusts.
Citation	6 Edw. 7. c. 55
Territorial extent	Does not extend to Ireland or Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	21 December 1906
Commencement	1 January 1908
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Last updated May 19, 2023

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]

Bill

The Bill for this Act was the Public Trustee Bill.^[6]

Subordinate legislation

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

Section 2(1)(e) was repealed by section 83(3) of, and Part I of the Tenth Schedule to, the Criminal Justice Act 1948.

Section 7

This section was repealed by section 1(1) of the Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Act 2002.

Section 8

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

Section 9(4) was repealed by section 2(1)(c) of the Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Act 2002.

Section 16

This section was repealed by section 1 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1927.

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↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 17(1) of this Act.
↑ The Public Trustee Act 1906, section 17(2)
↑ The Public Trustee Act 1906, section 16
↑ The Public Trustee Act 1906, title
↑ "The Public Trustee Act, 1906" (1907) 65 The Economist 1859 (2 November 1907)
↑ "Public Trustee Bill". Index: Session 1906: Dec 11 - Dec 21. Parliamentary Debates (Authorised Edition). Fourth Series. Volume 167. General Index to the Parliamentary Debates (Authorised Edition) in the First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 6 Edward VII, 1906.
↑ For commentary, see "The Draft Public Trustee Rules" (1907) 51 The Solicitors' Journal 725 (24 August 1907)
↑ "The Public Trustee Rules 1912". Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworths. 1982. vol 22. p 357. Burn and Burnett Hall (eds), assisted by Bolland and Watts. "Public Trustee Rules, 1912". The Annual Practice, 1949. 69th Annual Issue. Sweet and Maxwell. Stevens and Sons. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. Volume 2. Pages 3498 to 3509.
↑ "Trustees" (1988) 107 Law Notes 75 (March 1988)
↑ Guide to Government Orders as at 31st December 1960, HMSO, pp 1174 and 1175.

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[1] The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 17(1) of this Act.

[2] The Public Trustee Act 1906, section 17(2)

[3] The Public Trustee Act 1906, section 16

[4] The Public Trustee Act 1906, title

[5] "The Public Trustee Act, 1906" (1907) 65 The Economist 1859 (2 November 1907)

[6] "Public Trustee Bill". Index: Session 1906: Dec 11 - Dec 21. Parliamentary Debates (Authorised Edition). Fourth Series. Volume 167. General Index to the Parliamentary Debates (Authorised Edition) in the First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 6 Edward VII, 1906.

[7] For commentary, see "The Draft Public Trustee Rules" (1907) 51 The Solicitors' Journal 725 (24 August 1907)

[8] "The Public Trustee Rules 1912". Halsbury's Statutory Instruments. Butterworths. 1982. vol 22. p 357. Burn and Burnett Hall (eds), assisted by Bolland and Watts. "Public Trustee Rules, 1912". The Annual Practice, 1949. 69th Annual Issue. Sweet and Maxwell. Stevens and Sons. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. Volume 2. Pages 3498 to 3509.

[9] "Trustees" (1988) 107 Law Notes 75 (March 1988)

[10] Guide to Government Orders as at 31st December 1960, HMSO, pp 1174 and 1175.

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