Section 52 — Trusts Act 2019: Presumption that trustee must give information on request
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52 Presumption that trustee must give information on request (1) There is a presumption that a trustee must within a reasonable period of time give a beneficiary or the representative of a beneficiary the trust information that person has requested. (2) However,— (a) before giving the information, the trustee must consider the factors set out in section 53 ; and (b) if the trustee reasonably considers (after taking into account those factors) that the information should not be given to the person,— (i) the presumption does not apply; and (ii) the trustee may decide to refuse the request for trust information.
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