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The Trusts Act, 1882

( ACT NO. II OF 1882 )

Chapter IX

OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS IN THE NATURE OF TRUSTS

Trust incapable of execution or executed without exhausting trust-property
83. Where a trust is incapable of being executed, or where the trust is completely executed without exhausting the trust-property, the trustee, in the absence of a direction to the contrary, must hold the trust-property, or so much thereof as is unexhausted, for the benefit of the author of the trust or his legal representative.
 
 
 
 
Illustrations
 
 
 
 
(a) A conveys certain land to B-
 
 
 
 
“upon trust”, and no trust is declared; or
 
 
 
 
“upon trust to be thereafter declared,” and no such declaration is ever made; or
 
 
 
 
upon trusts that are too vague to be executed; or
 
 
 
 
upon trusts that become incapable of taking effect; or
 
 
 
 
“in trusts for C,” and C renounces his interest under the trust.
 
 
 
 
In each of these cases B holds the land for the benefit of A.
 
 
 
 
(b) A transfers Tk. 10,000 in the four per cents. to B, in trust to pay the interest annually accruing due to C for her life. A dies. Then C dies, B holds the fund for the benefit of A's legal representative.
 
 
(c) A conveys land to B upon trust to sell it and apply one moiety of the proceeds for certain charitable purposes, and the other for the maintenance of the worship of an idol. B sells the land, but the charitable purposes wholly fail, and the maintenance of the worship does not exhaust the second moiety of the proceeds. B holds the first moiety and the part unapplied of the second moiety for the benefit of A or his legal representative.
 
 
 
 
(d) A bequeaths Tk. 10,000 to B, to be laid out in buying land to be conveyed for purposes which either wholly or partially fail to take effect. B holds for the benefit of A's legal representative the undisposed of interest in the money or land if purchased.

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