Chapter VII — OF VACATING THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE

Section 71Discharge of trustee

Section 71: Discharge of trustee

71. Discharge of trustee

A trustee may be discharged from his office only as follows:—

(a)

by the extinction of the trust;

(b)

by the completion of his duties under the trust;

(c)

by such means as may be prescribed by the instrument of trust;

(d)

by appointment under this Act of a new trustee in his place;

(e)

by consent of himself and the beneficiary, or, where there are more beneficiaries than one, all the beneficiaries being competent to contract; or

(f)

by the Court to which a petition for his discharge is presented under this Act.