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Conveyancers Act 2006
68Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account
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68 Certain trust money to be deposited in general trust account
(1) Subject to section 74, as soon as practicable after receiving trust money, a licensee must deposit the money in a general trust account of the licensee unless—
(a) the licensee has a written direction by an appropriate person to deal with it otherwise than by depositing it in the account; or
(b) the money is controlled money and the licensee is permitted to deposit it in a controlled money account; or
(c) the money is transit money; or
(d) the money is the subject of a power given to the licensee or an associate of the licensee to deal with the money for or on behalf of another person.
(2) Subject to section 74, a licensee who has received money that is the subject of a written direction mentioned in subsection (1)(a) must deal with the money in accordance with the direction—
(a) within the period (if any) specified in the direction; or
(b) subject to paragraph (a), as soon as practicable after it is received.
(3) A licensee must keep a written direction mentioned in subsection (1)(a) for the period prescribed by the regulations.
(4) In this section, ***appropriate person*** means a person legally entitled to give the licensee directions in respect of dealings with the trust money.