Withdrawal from retention money trust account of interest earned before release
13 Withdrawal from retention money trust account of interest earned before release
For the purposes of section 76(2)(h), another purpose for which money may be withdrawn from a retention money trust account is for the payment to the party who established and operates the account of amounts equal in total to the interest earned on the money to which that party is entitled under section 78(1).
For the purposes of section 76(4), a withdrawal from the account under subregulation (1) —
before the retention money trust end date — may not be made more frequently than once every 6 months; and
on or after the retention money trust end date — may be made at any time.
Note for this regulation:
Section 78 provides that interest earned on any money held in a retention money trust account that relates to any period after it is required to be released by the party holding the trust money to the other party to the contract is required to be paid to that other party, but interest that relates to the period before the money is required to be released is payable to the party holding the trust money.
The statute text is free to read above. View Pro plans to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.