Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921

19 Form of resignation of trustees. S

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, any trustee entitled to resign his office may do so by minute of the trust entered in the sederunt book of the trust and signed in such sederunt book by such trustee and by the other trustee or trustees acting at the time, or he may do so by signing a minute of resignation in the form of Schedule A to this Act annexed or to the like effect, and may register the same in the books of council and session, and in such case he shall be bound to intimate the same to his co-trustee or trustees, and the resignation shall be held to take effect from and after the date of the receipt of such intimation, or the last date thereof if more than one, and in case after inquiry the residence of any trustee to whom intimation should be given under this provision cannot be found, such intimation shall be sent by post in a registered letter addressed to the Keeper of the Register of Edictal Citations.

(2) A sole trustee desiring to resign his office may apply to the court stating such desire and praying for the appointment of new trustees or of a judicial factor to administer the trust, and the court, after intimation to the beneficiaries under the trust, or such of them as the court may direct, may thereafter appoint either a judicial factor or new trustees, and if the court appoint new trustees the court may grant warrant to complete title as provided in the section of this Act relating to appointment of new trustees by the court.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Functions of Keeper of the Register of Edictal Citations now exercisable by such clerks and officers of the Court of Session as may be appointed from time to time: Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), s. 8, S.R. & O. 1929/588 (Rev. XIX, p. 785: 1929, p. 1305) and Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 43), s. 13