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Appointment of Trustee resident in Belize

Cap. 202, s. 20 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Where there is no trustee resident in Belize, a beneficiary may apply to the Court for the appointment of a person resident in Belize and nominated in the application, as an additional (2) The Court– (a) if satisfied that notice of the application has been served on the existing trustee; (b) having heard any representations; and (c) having ascertained, that the person nominated is willing to act, may appoint that person as an 22 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18, the power contained in this section may be exercised even if it results in there being more than four trustees for the time being of the (4) The terms of a trust may expressly exclude the operation of sub-sections (1) and (2).
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