ACT 125

COMPANIES ACT 1965 (REVISED - 1973)

PART IV - SHARES, DEBENTURES AND CHARGES

DIVISION 4 - DEBENTURES

Section 83. Liability of trustees for debenture holders.

(1) Subject to this section, any provision contained in a trust deed relating to or securing an issue of debentures, or in any contract with the holders of debentures secured by a trust deed, shall be void so far as it would have the effect of exempting a trustee thereof from or indemnifying it against liability for breach of trust where it fails to show the degree of care and diligence required of it as trustee. (2) Subsection (1) shall not invalidate— (a) any release otherwise validly given in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by a trustee before the giving of the release; or (b) any provision enabling such a release to be given— (i) on the agreement thereto of a majority of not less than three-fourths in nominal value of the debenture holders present and voting in person or, where proxies are permitted, by proxy at a meeting summoned for the purpose; and (ii) either with respect to specific acts or omissions or on the dissolution of the trustee or on its ceasing to act. (3) Subsection (1) shall not operate— (a) to invalidate any provision in force at the commencement of this Act so long as any trustee then entitled to the benefit of that provision remains a trustee of the deed in question; or (b) to deprive any trustee of any exemption or right to be indemnified in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the trustee while any such provision was in force.