Trustee Act 1893

Trustee Act 1893[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate Enactments relating to Trustees.
Citation56 & 57 Vict. c. 53
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent22 September 1893
Commencement1 January 1894[c]
Repealed
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed by
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Trustee Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 53) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to trustees in England and Wales and Ireland.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 51 of the act repealed 33 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Description Extent of repeal
36 Geo. 3. c. 52 Legacy Duty Act 1796 The Legacy Duty Act, 1796. Section thirty-two.
9 & 10 Vict. c. 101 Public Money Drainage Act 1846 The Public Money Drainage Act, 1846. Section thirty-seven.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 32 Landed Property Improvement (Ireland) Act 1847 The Landed PropertyImprovement (Ireland) Act, 1847. Section fifty-three.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 96 Trustees Relief Act 1847 An Act for better securing trust funds, and for the relief of trustees. The whole act.
11 & 12 Vict. c. 68 Trustees Relief (Ireland) Act 1848 An Act for extending to Ireland an Act passed in the last session of Parliament, entitled "An Act for better securing trust funds, and for the "relief of trustees." The whole act.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 74 Trustees Relief Act 1849 An Act for the further relief of trustees. The whole act.
13 & 14 Vict. c. 60 Trustee Act 1850 The Trustee Act, 1850. Sections seven to nineteen, twenty-two to twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty-two to thirty-six, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-nine, fifty-four and fifty-five; also the residue of the act except so far as relates to the Court exercising jurisdiction in lunacy in Ireland.
15 & 16 Vict. c. 55 Trustee Act 1852 The Trustee Act, 1852. Sections one to five, eight, and nine; also the residue of the act except so far as relates to the Court exercising jurisdiction in lunacy in Ireland.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 82 Court of Chancery of Lancaster Act 1854 The Court of Chancery of Lancaster Act, 1854. Section eleven.
18 & 19 Vict. c. 91 Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act 1855 The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1855. Section ten, except so far as relates to the Court exercising jurisdiction in lunacy in Ireland.
20 & 21 Vict. c. 60 Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857 The Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act, 1857. Section three hundred and twenty-two.
22 & 23 Vict. c. 35 Law of Property Amendment Act 1859 The Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859. Sections twenty-six, thirty and thirty-one.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 88 Law of Property Amendment Act 1860 The Law of Property Amendment Act, 1860. Section nine.
25 & 26 Vict. c. 108 Confirmation of Sales, etc., by Trustees Act 1862 An Act to confirm certain sales, exchanges, partitions, and enfranchisements by trnstees and others. The whole act.
26 & 27 Vict. c. 73 India Stock Certificate Act 1863 An Act to give further facilities to the holders of Indian stock. Section four.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 114 Improvement of Land Act 1864 The Improvement of Land Act, 1864. Section sixty so far as it relates to trustees; and section sixty-one.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 78 Mortgage Debenture Act 1865 The Mortgage Debenture Act, 1865. Section forty.
31 & 32 Vict. c. 40 Partition Act 1868 The Partition Act, 1868. Section seven.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 71 National Debt Act 1870 The National Debt Act, 1870. Section twenty-nine.
34 & 35 Vict. c. 27 Debenture Stock Act 1871 The Debenture Stock Act, 1871. The whole act.
37 & 38 Vict. c. 78 Vendor and Purchaser Act 1874 The Vendor and Purchaser Act, 1874. Sections three and six.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 83 Local Loans Act 1875 The Local Loans Act, 1875. Sections twenty-one and twenty-seven.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 59 Colonial Stock Act 1877 The Colonial Stock Act. 1877. Section twelve.
43 & 44 Vict. c. 8 Isle of Man Loans Act 1880 The Isle of Man Loans Act, 1880. Section seven, so far as it relates to trustees.
44 & 45 Vict. c. 41 Conveyancing Act 1881 The Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, 1881. Sections thirty-one to thirty-eight.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 39 Conveyancing Act 1882 The Conveyancing Act, 1882. Section five.
46 & 47 Vict. c. 52 Bankruptcy Act 1883 The Bankruptcy Act, 1883. Section one hundred and forty-seven.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 59 Trustee Act 1888 The Trustee Act. 1888 The whole act, except sections one and eight.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 32 Trust Investment Act 1889 The Trust Investment Act, 1889. The whole act, except sections one and seven.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 47 Palatine Court of Durham Act 1889 The Palatine Court of Durham Act, 1889. Section eight.
53 & 54 Vict. c. 5 Lunacy Act 1890 The Lunacy Act, 1890. Section one hundred and forty.
53 & 54 Vict. c. 69 Settled Land Act 1890 The Settled Land Act. 1890. Section seventeen.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 13 Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1892 The Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, 1892. Section six.

Subsequent developments

Section 44 of the act was repealed by section 207 of, and the seventh schedule to, the Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 20).[3]

The whole act was repealed by section 70 of, and the second schedule to, the Trustee Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 19), which came into operation on 1 January 1926.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Section 53.
  2. ^ Section 52.
  3. ^ Section 54.

References

  1. ^ "TRUSTEE ACT, 1893 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Trustee Act 1893", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Vict/56-57 c. 53
  3. ^ "Law of Property Act 1925", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/15-16 c. 20
  4. ^ "Trustee Act 1925", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Geo5/15-16 c. 19
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