Trustee Act 2000
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2000 c. 29 |
| Year | 2000 |
2000 CHAPTER 29
An Act to amend the law relating to trustees and persons having the investment powers of trustees; and for connected purposes.
[23rd November 2000]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1
Act power to apply conferred (26.11.2008) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), ss. 68(2), 149(2)
C2
Act applied (5.7.2010) by The National Employment Savings Trust Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/917), arts. 1(3), 16
(1)
Whenever the duty under this subsection applies to a trustee, he must exercise such care and skill as is reasonable in the circumstances, having regard in particular—
(a)
to any special knowledge or experience that he has or holds himself out as having, and
(b)
if he acts as trustee in the course of a business or profession, to any special knowledge or experience that it is reasonable to expect of a person acting in the course of that kind of business or profession.
(2)
In this Act the duty under subsection (1) is called “
the duty of care
”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3
S. 1(1) applied by 1993 c. 10, s. 73F(5) (as inserted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 39, 79(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.)
C4
S. 1(1) applied by 1993 c. 10, s. 73B(2) (as inserted (18.3.2008) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 36, 79(2) (with Sch. 10 para. 12); S.I. 2008/751, art. 2, Sch.)
Schedule 1 makes provision about when the duty of care applies to a trustee.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Part, a trustee may make any kind of investment that he could make if he were absolutely entitled to the assets of the trust.
(2)
In this Act the power under subsection (1) is called “
the general power of investment
”.
(3)
The general power of investment does not permit a trustee to make investments in land other than in loans secured on land (but see also section 8).
(4)
A person invests in a loan secured on land if he has rights under any contract under which—
(a)
one person provides another with credit, and
(b)
the obligation of the borrower to repay is secured on land.
(5)
“
Credit
” includes any cash loan or other financial accommodation.
(6)
“
Cash
” includes money in any form.
(1)
In exercising any power of investment, whether arising under this Part or otherwise, a trustee must have regard to the standard investment criteria.
(2)
A trustee must from time to time review the investments of the trust and consider whether, having regard to the standard investment criteria, they should be varied.
(3)
The standard investment criteria, in relation to a trust, are—
(a)
the suitability to the trust of investments of the same kind as any particular investment proposed to be made or retained and of that particular investment as an investment of that kind, and
(b)
the need for diversification of investments of the trust, in so far as is appropriate to the circumstances of the trust.
(4)
F1
This section has effect subject to section 292C(6) of the Charities Act 2011 (which disapplies the duties under this section in cases where they would otherwise apply in relation to a social investment within the meaning of Part 14A of that Act).
Amendments (Textual)
F1
S. 4(4) inserted (31.7.2016) by Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (c. 4), ss. 15(3), 17(4); S.I. 2016/815, reg. 2(k)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5
Ss. 4, 5 applied by 1956 c. lxvii s. 5(1A) (as substituted (10.3.2015) by The Charities (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/198), art. 1, Sch. Scheme para. 4)
C6
S. 4 excluded by 2011 c. 25, s. 292C(6) (as inserted (31.7.2016) by Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 17(4); S.I. 2016/815, reg. 2(k))
C7
S. 4 applied (with modifications) by 1961 c. xxxviii, s. 9(1) (as substituted (1.9.2017) by The Charities (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/783), art. 1, Sch. Scheme para. 5)
(1)
Before exercising any power of investment, whether arising under this Part or otherwise, a trustee must (unless the exception applies) obtain and consider proper advice about the way in which, having regard to the standard investment criteria, the power should be exercised.
(2)
When reviewing the investments of the trust, a trustee must (unless the exception applies) obtain and consider proper advice about whether, having regard to the standard investment criteria, the investments should be varied.
(3)
The exception is that a trustee need not obtain such advice if...
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