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(1) The trustee of a unit trust shall comply with the provisions of this Law, Regulations made under it, the terms of the trust deed and all prescribed particulars of the unit trust.

(2) The trustee shall take into its custody or under its control the property of the unit trust and hold it in trust for the investors in accordance with this Law, Regulations made under it, the trust deed and any other applicable enactment.

(3) The trustee shall ensure that an asset attributable to a particular unit trust is separately identified.

(4) The trustee shall

(a) ensure that the method used by the manager in the calculation of prices at which interest is issued and redeemed is within the limits determined by the Commission; and

(b) maintain the minimum paid up capital determined by the Commission.

(5) The trustee may execute documents to secure acquisitions, disposals and loans made by the manager in accordance with this Law or Regulations made under it and the trust deed.

(6) Subject to subsection (7), this Law or Regulations made under it and the terms of the trust deed, the trustee shall carry out the instructions of the manager in respect of investments which constitute the property of the scheme.

(7) The trustee may give notice to the manager that it is unwilling to accept the transfer of any property which contravenes this Law or Regulations made under it or the trust deed.

(8) The manager may, with the approval of the trustee, determine that each unit shall be sub divided into two or more units or that two or more units shall be consolidated. [As substituted by Securities Industry (Amendment) Act, 2000 (Act 590) s. 10]