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Trusts Act

consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 9 of 2019), Anti-Money Laundering, Combatting the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 (Act No. 3 of 2026).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Existence of trust
  4. 4 Recognition of trust
  5. 5 Application of Act
  6. PART II: NATURE OF TRUSTS
  7. 6 Trust instrument
  8. 7 Transfer on trust
  9. 8 The settlor
  10. 9 Duration of trust
  11. 10 Accumulation of income
  12. 11 Avoidance of trust
  13. 12 Validity of trust
  14. 13 Effect of invalidity on property
  15. PART III: OBJECTS OF TRUST
  16. 14 Beneficiaries of a trust
  17. 15 Class interests
  18. 16 Disclaimer of beneficial interest
  19. 17 Nature of beneficial interest
  20. 18 Protective or spendthrift trust
  21. 19 Purpose trust
  22. 20 Charitable trust
  23. 21 Enforcers
  24. 22 Immovable property in Mauritius
  25. PART IV: TRUSTEES AND PROTECTORS
  26. 23 Appointment of trustees
  27. 24 Protector of trust
  28. 25 Custodian trustee
  29. 26 Managing trustee
  30. 27 Letters or memoranda of wishes
  31. 28 Number of trustees
  32. 29 New or additional trustees
  33. 30 Acceptance by trustee
  34. 31 Resignation or removal of trustee
  35. 32 Nature of trustee’s interest
  36. 33 Disclosure by trustee
  37. 34 Corporate trustee
  38. 35 Notice of other trusts
  39. 36 Dealings with third parties
  40. PART V: DUTIES OF TRUSTEES
  41. 37 Fiduciary duties
  42. 38 Duty relating to trust property
  43. 39 Duty to act together
  44. 40 Duty to act impartially
  45. PART VI: GENERAL POWERS OF TRUSTEES
  46. 41 Powers of trustees
  47. 42 Consultation by trustees
  48. 43 Delegation by trustees
  49. 44 Remuneration of trustees
  50. 45 Power to appropriate
  51. 46 Accumulation and advancement
  52. 47 Power of appointment
  53. 48 Power of revocation
  54. 49 Permitted investments
  55. PART VII: BREACH OF TRUST
  56. 50 Liability for breach of trust
  57. 51 Relief by beneficiary
  58. 52 Relief by Court
  59. PART VIII: CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST AND TRACING
  60. 53 Constructive trust
  61. 54 Tracing
  62. PART IX: FAILURE, LAPSE AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
  63. 55 Failure or lapse of interest
  64. 56 Termination of trust
  65. 57 Termination by beneficiaries
  66. 58 Termination by Court
  67. 59 Termination or variation of a charitable trust
  68. PART X: APPLICATION TO FOREIGN TRUST
  69. 60 Enforceability of foreign trust
  70. 61 Proper law
  71. PART XI: POWERS OF COURT
  72. 62 Application to Court
  73. 63 General powers of Court
  74. 64 Powers of Court in case of default
  75. 65 Payment of costs
  76. 66 Variation of trust
  77. 67 Approval of transactions
  78. PART XII: MISCELLANEOUS
  79. 68 Limitation of actions
  80. 69 Rules of Court
  81. 70 Regulations
  82. 71 Transitional provisions