44. Exclusion of actions against trustees in cases of fraud or retention of trust property.

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Statute of Limitations Act, 1957 (No. 6)
Part II Periods of Limitation for Different Classes of Action (ss. 10-46)
Actions in respect of trust property (ss. 43-44)
44. Exclusion of actions against trustees in cases of fraud or retention of trust property.

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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Version date: 1 January 1959 - onwards

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No period of limitation fixed by this Act shall apply to an action against a trustee or any person claiming through him where -

(a) the claim is founded on any fraud or fraudulent breach of trust to which the trustee was party or privy, or

(b) the claim is to recover trust property or the proceeds thereof still retained by the trustee or previously received by the trustee and converted to his own use.

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