32Power of Court to appoint new trustees

### 32 Power of Court to appoint new trustees > *\[Section 32 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]**\[Section 32 Renumbered by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 32 Subsection (1) amended by No. 63 of 1963, s. 2 and Sched. 2 \]*[*\[Section 32 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 1996, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-01/act-1996-032#JS1@Ja31@GC1@EN) The Court may, whenever it is expedient to appoint a new trustee or new trustees, and it is found inexpedient, difficult, or impracticable so to do without the assistance of the Court, make an order for the appointment of a new trustee or new trustees either in substitution for or in addition to any existing trustee or trustees, or although there is no existing trustee. In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Court may make an order for the appointment of a new trustee in substitution for a trustee who is convicted of a crime of such a nature that the Court considers he should be removed; or who is bankrupt, or is incapable, by reason of mental disorder, of exercising his functions as trustee. > > > (2)  An order under this section, and any consequential vesting order or conveyance, shall not operate further or otherwise as a discharge to any former or continuing trustee than an appointment of new trustees under any power for that purpose contained in any instrument would have operated. > > > (3)  Nothing in this section shall give power to appoint an executor or administrator.