Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936)18. Appointment of provisional trustee by Master |
| (1) | As soon as an estate has been sequestrated (whether provisionally or finally) or when a person appointed as trustee ceases to be trustee or to function as such, the Master may, in accordance with policy determined by the Minister, appoint a provisional trustee to the estate in question who shall give security to the satisfaction of the Master for the proper performance of his or her duties as provisional trustee and shall hold office until the appointment of a trustee. |
| (2) | At any time before the meeting of the creditors of an insolvent estate in terms of section forty, the Master may, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, give such directions to the provisional trustee as could be given to a trustee by the creditors at a meeting of creditors. |
| (3) | A provisional trustee shall have the powers and the duties of a trustee, as provided in this Act, except that without the authority of the court or for the purpose of obtaining such authority he shall not bring or defend any legal proceedings and that without the authority of the court or Master he shall not sell any property belonging to the estate in question. Such sale shall furthermore be after such notices and subject to such conditions as the Master may direct. |
| (4) | When a meeting of creditors for the election of a trustee has been held in terms of section forty and no trustee has been elected, and the Master has appointed a provisional trustee in the estate in question, the Master shall appoint him as trustee on his finding such additional security as the Master may have required. |
