title: Public Trustee Act 1906
text: # Public Trustee Act 1906
  
  The Public Trustee Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 55) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which provides for the appointment of a public trustee, and which amended the law relating to the administration of trusts. This Act has been described as "important".
  
  ## Bill
  
  The Bill for this Act was the Public Trustee Bill.
  
  ## Subordinate legislation
  
  The Public Trustee Rules 1907 (SR & O 1907/938), Public Trustee Rules 1912 (SR & O 1912/348), the Public Trustee Rules 1916 (SR & O 1916/489), the Public Trustee (Amendment) Rules 1983 (SI 1983/1050) and the Public Trustee (Amendment) Rules 1987 (SI 1987/2249) were made under this Act, as were a number of Public Trustee (Custodian Trustee) Rules and Public Trustee (Fees) Orders.
  
  ## Section 2
  
  Section 2(1)(e) was repealed by section 83(3) of, and Part I of the Tenth Schedule to, the Criminal Justice Act 1948.
  
  ## Section 7
  
  This section was repealed by section 1(1) of the Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Act 2002.
  
  ## Section 8
  
  Sections 8(1) to (1C) were substituted for the original section 8(1) by section 1(3) of, and paragraph 1 of the Schedule to, the Public Trustee and Administration of Funds Act 1986.
  
  ## Section 9
  
  Section 9(4) was repealed by section 2(1)(c) of the Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Act 2002.
  
  ## Section 16
  
  This section was repealed by section 1 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1927.
  
  