20Power to raise money by sale, mortgage etc.

20 Power to raise money by sale, mortgage etc. (1) Where trustees are authorized by the instrument (if any) creating the trust or by law to pay or apply capital money subject to the trust for any purpose or in any manner, they shall have and shall be deemed always to have had power to raise the money required by sale, conversion, calling in, or mortgage of all or any part of the trust property for the time being in possession. (2) This section applies notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the instrument (if any) creating the trust, but does not apply to trustees of property held for charitable purposes, or to trustees of a settlement for the purposes of the **Settled Land Act 1958**, not being also the statutory owners. No. 5770 s. 21.