72Chattels, bequest for life etc. or interest in, trustees' protection

##### 72. Chattels, bequest for life etc. or interest in, trustees’ protection (1) Where any chattels are, under the provisions of a will, bequeathed to any person, including an infant, for life or for any limited interest, the trustee may cause an inventory to be made of the chattels, of which inventory a copy shall be signed by that person and retained by the trustee, and another copy shall be delivered to that person. (2) The trustee may, upon obtaining a signed copy of an inventory thereof, deliver any chattels to a person such as is mentioned in subsection (1) on such terms and conditions as the trustee thinks fit, and shall not thereafter be bound to see to the repair or insurance of the chattels, and shall not be subject to any liability whatsoever by reason of the loss or destruction of the chattels or the neglect of that person to effect any necessary repairs or insurance. [(3) deleted] (4) Where chattels bequeathed to a person for life or some other limited interest consist wholly of articles of household furniture, the trustee may deliver those articles to that person and shall be entitled to the protection provided by subsection (2) without any obligation to register an inventory under subsection (3). [Section 72 amended: No. 42 of 2011 s. 25.]