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Section sec.235 - Trusts Act 2025 - Exercise of trust powers etc. by surviving trustees | Zoe

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Trusts Act 2025

sec.235Exercise of trust powers etc. by surviving trustees

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Section 36 applies to a surviving trustee whether the trustee who is survived died before or after the commencement.

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