Public Trustee (Amendment) Act (No. 61 of 1988)

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Public Trustee (Amendment) Act (No. 61 of 1988) - Sect 2

Replacement of section 4 of Chapter 88

2. Section 4 of the Public Trustee Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the " principal enactment) is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor :

	(1) There may be appointed a deputy or deputies to assist the Public Trustee.

	(2) The act of appointment of any Deputy Public Trustee shall specify whether he is appointed as such for the whole of Sri Lanka or any part thereof (the area for which such Deputy Public Trustee is appointed being hereinafter referred to as "the area of his appointment").

(3) Any Deputy Public Trustee appointed under subsection (2) shall, subject to the general or specific orders of the Public Trustee within the area of his appointment be competent to discharge any of the duties and exercise any of the powers of the Public Trustee, and, when discharging such duties or exercising such powers, shall hare the same privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Public Trustee.

	(4) There may be appointed such legal officers and other staff as may be necessary to assist the Public Trustee or any Deputy Public Trustee in the administration of this Ordinance.'.

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