Trusts Act 2019

Trustees’ duties and information obligations - Duties of trustee - Default duties

28: Default duties

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"What trustees must do: important jobs they have to follow"

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When you are a trustee, you have to do certain jobs. These jobs are called default duties. You must do these jobs unless they are changed or removed in a special way, as explained in section 5(4) and (5). You can find out what these default duties are by looking at sections 29 to 38. These duties are important and you have to follow them.

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Part 3Trustees’ duties and information obligations
Duties of trustee: Default duties

28Default duties

  1. The duties set out in sections 29 to 38 are default duties that must be performed by the trustee unless modified or excluded in accordance with section 5(4) and (5).