{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-trustee-act-1906/section-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-trustee-act-1906/section-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/6/55",
  "legislation_title": "Public Trustee Act 1906",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-trustee-act-1906",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Definitions.",
  "text": "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—\nthe expression “court” means the High Court and, as respects trusts within its jurisdiction, the county court:\nthe expression “letters of administration” means letters of administration of the estate and effects of a deceased person, whether general or with a will annexed, or limited either in time or otherwise:\nthe expression “trust” includes an executorship or administratorship; and the expression “trustee” shall be construed accordingly; and the expression “trust property” shall include all property in the possession or under the control wholly or partly of the public trustee by virtue of any trust:\nthe expression “private trustee” means a trustee other than the public trustee:\nthe expression “expenses” includes costs and charges:\nthe expression “prescribed” means prescribed for the time being by rules under this Act:\nother expressions have the same meaning as in the Trustee Act 1925.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1925 c. 19."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/6/55/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:22:38.008451+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}