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ACT IV OF 2020 ACT IV OF 2020 BALOCHISTAN TRUST ACT, 2020 An Act to make provisions relating to the proper management and administration of Trust in Balochistan Province [Gazette of Balochistan Extraordinary, 1st September, 2020] No. PAB/Legis; V(03)/2020, dated 1.9.2020.---The Balochistan Trust Bill, 2020 (Bill No. 03 of 2020), having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 26th August, 2020 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 31st August, 2020 is hereby published as an Act of the Balochistan Provincial Assembly. WHEREAS it is expedient to make provisions relating to the Trusts and to repeal the existing Trust Law; And WHEREAS, to cater for the Monitoring and evaluation purposes of the Trusts; And WHEREAS, it is expedient for the Balochistan Province to enact its own Trust Act for a better Administrative and Legislative control in wake of the 18th Constitutional Amendment; It is hereby enacted as follows: CHAPTER IV OF THE DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF TRUSTEES 33. Investment of trust-money.---(1) Where the trust-property consists of money and cannot be applied immediately or at an early date to the purposes of the trust, the trustee is bound (subject to any direction contained in the instrument of trust) to invest the money on the following securities, and on no other: (a) In promissory notes, debentures, stock or other securities of a provincial or federal Government. Provided that securities, both the principal whereof and the interest whereon shall have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any such Government, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this clause, to be securities of such Government. (b) On any other security expressly authorized by the instrument of trust, or by any rule which the High Court may prescribe in this behalf.