Associated entities: trusts
5E Associated entities: trusts
For the purposes of this Act, a trust is associated with a person if, and only if, the person:
is the settlor, or one of the settlors, of the trust;
has power under the terms of the trust to appoint or remove a trustee of the trust or to vary, or cause to be varied, any of the terms of the trust;
is a trustee of the trust;
is able to control, or to influence materially, the activities of the trustee of the trust;
if a trustee of the trust is a company—is a company officer of the company or otherwise is concerned, or takes part, in the company’s management;
is capable of benefiting under the trust;
is a creditor of the trustee of the trust;
is employed, or is engaged under a contract for services, by the trustee of the trust;
acts as agent for the trustee of the trust in any transaction or dealing; or
gives professional advice to the trustee of the trust.
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