Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996

6(1)The Administration of Estates Act 1925 is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In section 39(1)—

(a)in paragraph (i), at the beginning insert “as respects the personal estate,”,

(b)for paragraph (ii) substitute—

“(ii)as respects the real estate, all the functions conferred on them by Part I of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996;”, and

(c)in paragraph (iii), for the words “conferred by statute on trustees for sale, and” substitute “ necessary ”.

(3)In section 41(6), for the words “trusts for sale” substitute “ trusts ”.

(4)In section 51(3)—

(a)after the word “married” insert “ and without issue ”,

(b)before the word “settlement”, in both places, insert “ trust or ”, and

(c)for the words “an entailed interest” substitute “ a life interest ”.

(5)In section 55(1), after paragraph (vi) insert—

“(via)“Land” has the same meaning as in the M1Law of Property Act 1925;”.