Acts and Regulations

P-26.5 - Public Trustee Act

Section 23
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Administration of estates under the Mental Health Act
23(1)The appointment of the Administrator of Estates under the Mental Health Act is revoked.
23(2)On the commencement of this subsection, the Public Trustee continues as the committee of the estate under the Mental Health Act of any person for whom the Administrator of Estates whose appointment is revoked under subsection (1) was the committee of the estate under the Mental Health Act immediately before the commencement of this subsection, and the Public Trustee shall have all the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities conferred or imposed on the Public Trustee under the Mental Health Act and this Act with respect to the management of estates under the committeeship of the Public Trustee under the Mental Health Act.
23(3)On the commencement of this subsection, any property in the hands of the Administrator of Estates immediately before the commencement of this subsection shall be transferred by the Administrator of Estates to the Public Trustee.
23(4)On the commencement of this subsection, all money on deposit in the Consolidated Fund in the name of the Administrator of Estates shall be transferred to the Public Trustee, who shall deposit the money in the trust fund account.
23(5)The documentation, information, records and files of the Administrator of Estates become the documentation, information, records and files of the Public Trustee on the commencement of this subsection.
23(6)Where in any Act, other than this Act, or in any regulation, rule, court order or other order or any by-law, agreement or other instrument or document reference is made to the Administrator of Estates, it shall be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to the Public Trustee.
Administration of estates under the Mental Health Act
23(1)The appointment of the Administrator of Estates under the Mental Health Act is revoked.
23(2)On the commencement of this subsection, the Public Trustee continues as the committee of the estate under the Mental Health Act of any person for whom the Administrator of Estates whose appointment is revoked under subsection (1) was the committee of the estate under the Mental Health Act immediately before the commencement of this subsection, and the Public Trustee shall have all the powers, authority, rights, duties and responsibilities conferred or imposed on the Public Trustee under the Mental Health Act and this Act with respect to the management of estates under the committeeship of the Public Trustee under the Mental Health Act.
23(3)On the commencement of this subsection, any property in the hands of the Administrator of Estates immediately before the commencement of this subsection shall be transferred by the Administrator of Estates to the Public Trustee.
23(4)On the commencement of this subsection, all money on deposit in the Consolidated Fund in the name of the Administrator of Estates shall be transferred to the Public Trustee, who shall deposit the money in the trust fund account.
23(5)The documentation, information, records and files of the Administrator of Estates become the documentation, information, records and files of the Public Trustee on the commencement of this subsection.
23(6)Where in any Act, other than this Act, or in any regulation, rule, court order or other order or any by-law, agreement or other instrument or document reference is made to the Administrator of Estates, it shall be read, unless the context otherwise requires, as a reference to the Public Trustee.