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Trustee Act 1898
48Payment into Court by trustees
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### 48 Payment into Court by trustees
> > (1) Trustees, or the majority of trustees, having in their hands or under their control money or securities belonging to a trust, may pay the same into Court, and the same shall, subject to Rules of Court, be dealt with according to the orders of the Court.
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> > (2) The receipt or certificate of the proper officer shall be a sufficient discharge to trustees for the money or securities so paid into Court.
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> > (3) *\[Section 48 Subsection (3) amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]*Where any moneys or securities are vested in any persons as trustees and the majority are desirous of paying the same into Court, but the concurrence of the others cannot be obtained, the Court may order the payment into Court to be made by the majority without the concurrence of the others; and where any such moneys or securities are deposited with any banker, broker, or other depositary, the Court may order payment or delivery of the moneys or securities to the majority of the trustees for the purpose of payment into Court, and every transfer, payment, and delivery made in pursuance of any such order shall be valid, and take effect as if the same had been made on the authority or by the act of all the persons entitled to the moneys and securities so transferred, paid, or delivered.