TRUST
Trust Registration is done in India by the Trust Act, 1882. The Trust Act, 1882 defines a Trust as “an obligation annexed to the ownership of property and arising out of a confidence reposed in and accepted by the owner, or declared and accepted by him, for the benefit of another or of another and the owner. In simple words it is a transfer of property by the owner to another for the benefit of a third person along with or without himself or a declaration by the owner, to hold the property not for himself and another.” In India, majority of the Trusts are registered as public charitable trust a form of not-for-profit entity. Public Charitable Trusts can be established for a number of purposes, including the social service, education, healthcare, provision of facilities for recreation, and any other object of general public welfare
A Trust can be created by any person in India who is competent to contract, having in his/her power any property which is transferable. The person creating the Trust is called the Settler and the person to whom the property is transferred on trust is called a Trustee. The person for whose benefit the property is transferred is called the beneficiary.
If the property to be transferred to the Trust is immovable, then the Trust mustbe created by the execution of a Trust Deed that is duly registered. In case the Trust is created by the transfer of a movable property, then the Trust can be created by the property owner himself orally or in writing, declaring that,he would hold the property, not as owner, but as a Trustee for the benefit of some other person(s).
Trust Deed Registration
The Trust Deed must be executed on Stamp Paper of suitable value and signed by the settler and two witnesses. Once the Trust Deed is executed, it can be registered with the Local Registrar. The Registrar would then register the Trust, retain photocopy of the Trust deed and return the original registered Trust Deed back to the settler.
Documents Required
Members
- PAN Card
- Aadhaar
- Passport/Driving license/Voters id
- Bank statement with address – not older than 2 months
- Telephone bill or mobile bill with address ( not older than 2 months)
Registered Office
- Building tax receipt/ ownership certificate
- Utility bill (gas bill, phone bill with address)- not older than two months
- NOC / rent agreement
Other Details
- Main Object
- Name
- Capital Contributed
- Ratio of share between partners
- Email ID
- Member’s Educational Qualifications
- Phone number
- Duties and Responsibilities of Members
- Number of Trustees
- Term of Trustees
*Cost of Stamp paper as per Government rules
Deliverables
- Pre Registrations Consultation
- Trust Deed registration
- Certificate of Registation
- Support for Bank account opening
- PAN card
- TAN card
- Digital Signature
- Post Registrations consultation
