Bermuda Trustee Act 1975 and Related Legislation
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Bermuda Trustee Act 1975 and Related Legislation Last Updated: August 2020 TRUSTEE ACT 1975 AND RELATED LEGISLATION About Conyers Conyers is a leading international law firm with a broad client base including FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, international finance houses and asset managers. The Firm advises on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands laws, from offices in those jurisdictions and in the key financial centres of Hong Kong, London and Singapore. Affiliated company, Conyers Client Services, provides registered agent, registered office, corporate director and secretarial services, as well as specialised company trust and management services. Key Contact: Global Contacts: Bermuda Hong Kong Peter A.S. Pearman Christopher W.H. Bickley Director, Global Head of Private Client & Trust Partner, Head of Hong Kong Office [email protected] [email protected] +1 441 299 4996 +852 2842 9556 Christian R. Luthi London Director and Chairman, Head of Bermuda Litigation & Restructuring Eric Flaye [email protected] Associate +1 441 298 7814 [email protected] +44 (0)207 562 0341 Singapore Preetha Pillai Director, Head of Singapore Office [email protected] +65 6603 0707 conyers.com | 1 TRUSTEE ACT 1975 AND RELATED LEGISLATION Preface As a service to our clients, we have prepared this compendium of the Trustee Act 1975 and related legislation. This Compendium includes a consolidated version of the Trustee Act 1975, including related statutes and statutory instruments, incorporating all amendments to date, however, in some instances only relevant provisions are provided. The most recent legislative updates include amendments made by the Trusts (Special Provisions) Amendment Act 2020 and the Trusts (Special Provisions) Amendment (No. 2) Act 2020, both operative 5 August 2020. Prior legislative updates include amendments to the Trusts (Regulation of Trust Business) Act 2001 and consequential amendments to the Bermuda Monetary Authority Act 1969 Fourth Schedule (Fees) made by the Trusts (Regulation of Trust Business) Amendment Act 2019, operative 31 December 2019, and amendments to the Trusts (Regulation of Trust Business) Exemption Order 2002 made by the Trusts (Regulation of Trust Business) Exemption Amendment Order 2019 operative 31 December 2019. Conyers Dill & Pearman Bermuda Revised: August 2020 DISCLAIMER This compendium is intended for informational purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the legislation and related material, and it is believed that the only errors are those contained in the official legislation itself (which errors have been faithfully reproduced), no responsibility is assumed for the content. Reference should be made to the official versions of the legislation for an authoritative statement of the law and any subsequent amendments. Nothing in this compendium is to be considered as creating an attorney-client relationship or indeed any contractual relationship or as rendering legal or professional advice for any specific matter. Readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel. No client or reader should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content within this document without first obtaining matter-specific legal and/or professional advice. Conyers accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage, howsoever incurred, which may result from accessing or reliance on this content. conyers.com | 3 TRUSTEE ACT 1975 AND RELATED LEGISLATION Table of Contents About Conyers ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Preface .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. 5 Table of Contents - Detailed .................................................................................................................. 7 Table of Statutes and Statutory Instruments ........................................................................................ 15 TRUSTEE ACT 1975 ........................................................................................................................... 17 TRUSTS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1989.................................................................................... 48 PERPETUITIES AND ACCUMULATIONS ACT 1989 ......................................................................... 62 PERPETUITIES AND ACCUMULATIONS ACT 2009 ......................................................................... 68 CONVEYANCING ACT 1983 (Select Provisions) .............................................................................. 71 TRUSTS (REGULATION OF TRUST BUSINESS) ACT 2001 ............................................................. 76 TRUSTS (REGULATION OF TRUST BUSINESS) EXEMPTION ORDER 2002 .................................117 TRUSTS (REGULATION OF TRUST BUSINESS) ORDER 2003 ......................................................122 BERMUDA MONETARY AUTHORITY ACT 1969 (Select Provisions – Fees) .................................123 TRUSTS (REGULATION OF TRUST BUSINESS) (REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS) (FACTS AND MATTERS OF MATERIAL SIGNIFICANCE) REGULATIONS 2006 .......................................125 Endnotes ............................................................................................................................................127 conyers.com | 5 TRUSTEE ACT 1975 AND RELATED LEGISLATION Table of Contents - Detailed About Conyers ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Preface .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. 5 Table of Contents - Detailed .................................................................................................................. 7 Table of Statutes and Statutory Instruments ........................................................................................ 15 TRUSTEE ACT 1975 ........................................................................................................................... 17 1. Interpretation ...................................................................................................................... 17 2. Application of Act ................................................................................................................ 19 PART II - GENERAL POWERS OF TRUSTEES AND ESTATE REPRESENTATIVES .................. 19 General Powers ............................................................................................................................. 19 2A. Identification as trustee obligations ..................................................................................... 19 3. Power of trustees to sell by auction etc. .............................................................................. 19 4. Power to sell subject to depreciatory conditions ................................................................. 20 5. Power of trustee to give receipts......................................................................................... 20 6. Power to compound liabilities ............................................................................................. 20 7. Power to raise money by sale, mortgage, etc. .................................................................... 21 8. Protection to purchasers and mortgages dealing with trustees ........................................... 21 9. Devolution of powers or trusts ............................................................................................ 21 10. Power to insure .................................................................................................................. 21 11. Application of insurance money where policy kept up under any trust, power or obligation . 21 12. Power of trustees of renewable leaseholds to renew and raise money for the purpose ...... 22 13. Deposit of documents for safe custody ............................................................................... 22 13A. Accounts and records ........................................................................................................ 22 13AA. Accounts and records — non-professional trustees ........................................................... 23 13AB. Exemption — non-professional trustee ............................................................................... 23 13B. Information to be retained by exempted company and exempted trustee .......................... 23 14. Reversionary interests, valuations, and audit...................................................................... 24 15. Power to delegate certain functions by estate representatives ........................................... 25 15A. Power to delegate certain functions by trustees .................................................................. 26 15B. Meaning of "delegable functions" ........................................................................................ 26 16. Power to concur with others