Lawgist17Direction for accumulation
1[17. Direction for accumulation.-- (1) Where the terms of a transfer of property direct that the income arising from the property shall be accumulated either wholly or in part during a period longer than--
(a) the life of the transferor, or
(b) a period of eighteen years from the date of the transfe ,
such direction shall, save as hereinafter provided, be void to the extent to which the period during which the accumulation is directed exceeds the longer of the aforesaid periods, and at the end of such last-mentioned period the property and the income thereof shall be disposed of as if the period during which the accumulation has been directed to be made had elapsed.
(2) This section shall not affect any direction for accumulation for the purpose of--
(i) the payment of the debts of the transferor or any other person taking any interest under the transfer, or
(ii) the provision of portions for children or remoter issue of the transferor or of any other person taking any interest under the transfer, or
(iii) the preservation or maintenance of the property transferred;
and such direction may be made accordingly.]
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1. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for sections 16, 17 and 18.
- 5 “Transfer of property” defined
- 6 What may be transferred
- 7 Persons competent to transfer
- 8 Operation of transfer
- 9 Oral transfer
- 10 Condition restraining alienation
- 11 Restriction repugnant to interest cleated
- 12 Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation
- 13 Transfer for benefit of unborn person
- 14 Rule against, perpetuity
- 15 Transfer to class some of whom come under sect ions 13 and 14
- 16 Transfer to take effect on failure of prior interest
- 17 Direction for accumulation
- 18 Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public
- 19 Vested interest
- 20 When unborn person acquires vested interest on transfer for his benef it
- 21 Contingent interest
- 22 Transfer to members of a class who attain a particular age
- 23 Transfer contingent on happening of specified uncertain event
- 24 Transfer to such of certain persons as survive at some period not specified
- 25 Conditional transfer
- 26 Fulfilment of condition precedent
- 27 Conditional transfer to one person coupled with transfer to another on failure of prior disposition
- 28 Ulterior transfer conditional on happening or not happening of specified event
- 29 Fulfilment of condition subsequent
- 30 Prior disposition not affected by invalidity of ulterior disposition
- 31 Condition that transfer shall cease to have effect in case specified uncertain event happens or does not happen
- 32 Such condition must not be invalid
- 33 Transfer conditional on performance of act, no time being specified for performance
- 34 Transfer conditional on performance of act, time being specified
