Offshore Trusts Report: Turks & Caicos
Islands
Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
The Trust Ordinance (1990) sets out the law relating
to trusts, and the Trustees (Licensing) Ordinance 1992 provides
for the licensing and regulation of trust companies and other professional
trustees. The Trustees (Licensing) Regulations 1992 set out the
form of the application for obtaining a trustee licence, the categories
of trust licences, the details required in an application for a
trustee licence, reporting requirements and the rules governing
the conduct of licensed trustees. Licensed trustees are required
to submit financial returns, appoint auditors and maintain professional
indemnity insurance.
The Trust Ordinance (1990) defines a professional
trustee as someone who receives remuneration for his services as
a trustee, sets out the general requirements for licensing professional
trustees, the powers and duties of the Superintendent of Trustees,
and miscellaneous provisions regarding liability, confidentiality
and the non- application of the Recording of Deeds Ordinance.
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