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Trustee Act 1925
4Meaning of trust
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4 Meaning of trust
(1) In this Act, trust includes—
(a) an implied or constructive trust (including a trust where the
trustee has a beneficial interest in the trust property); and
(b) the duties of a legal representative of a dead person.
(2) However, trust does not include the duties incidental to an estate
conveyed by way of mortgage.
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