ACT 125
COMPANIES ACT 1965 (REVISED - 1973)
PART IV - SHARES, DEBENTURES AND CHARGES
DIVISION 4 - DEBENTURES

 
Section 75. Retirement of trustees.
 
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act or in the relevant debentures or trust deed a trustee for the holders of debentures shall not cease to be the trustee until a corporation qualified pursuant to section 74 for appointment as trustee for the holders of the debentures has been appointed to be the trustee for the holders of the debentures and has taken office as such.

(2) Where provision has been made in the debentures or in the relevant trust deed for the appointment of a successor to a trustee for the holders of the debentures upon retirement or otherwise, the successor may subject to section 74, be appointed in accordance with that provision.

(3) Where no provision has been made in the debentures or in the relevant trust deed for the appointment of a successor to a retiring trustee the borrowing corporation may appoint a successor which is qualified for appointment pursuant to section 74.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or in any debentures or trust deed a borrowing corporation may, with the consent of an existing trustee for the holders of the debentures, appoint as successor to the existing trustee any corporation which is qualified for appointment pursuant to section 74 and which is deemed by virtue of section 6 to be related to the existing trustee.

(5) Where the trustee for the holders of the debentures has ceased to exist or to be qualified under section 74 or fails or refuses to act or is disqualified under that section the Court may on the application of the borrowing corporation or the trustee for the holders of the debentures or the holder of any of the debentures or the Minister appoint any corporation qualified pursuant to section 74 to be the trustee for the holders of the debentures in place of the trustee which has ceased to exist or to be qualified or which has failed or refused to act as trustee or is disqualified as aforesaid.

(6) Where a successor is appointed to be a trustee in place of any trustee the successor shall within one month after the appointment lodge with the Registrar notice in the prescribed form of the appointment.

Penalty: One thousand ringgit. Default penalty.