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Insured depositor
Cap. 251:01, s. 26 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A person is an insured depositor of a Fund member if that person holds an insured deposit with the Fund member–
(a) in his, her or its own right;
(b) in his, her or its own right jointly with one or more other persons in a joint account;
(c) as trustee for a specifically named beneficiary;
or
(d) for a client, as the attorney-at-law, accountant,
estate agent or other professional with a fiduciary responsibility to the client, in an account which is–
(i) named,
designated or otherwise described as a client account; and
(ii) separate and distinguishable from an account or funds of the attorney-at- law, accountant, estate agent or other professional.
(2) A person in sub-section (1) is not an insured depositor unless that person is–
(a) an individual;
(b) an individual who holds an account in the name of a partnership, an unincorporated entity or sole proprietorship;
(c) a company registered under the Companies Act or incorporated by statute;
CAP. 250.
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(d) a credit union registered under the Credit Unions Act; or CAP. 314.
(e) a person or class of persons, prescribed under this Act.
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