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(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a disposition in respect of which the rule against perpetuities does not apply may relate to a trust that holds an interest in a company, partnership or other entity which holds land in the Islands, or an interest in that land, for the purposes of its business. (4) Subject to section 13(1), where an instrument referred to in subsection (1) does not provide that the rule against perpetuities does not apply to a disposition, the rule against perpetuities applies to the disposition. 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(2) Without prejudice to a power of the Grand Court to vary the terms of a trust \u2014 (a) a trustee, settlor or enforcer of a trust referred to in subsection (1); (b) a person on whom powers in relation to a trust referred to in subsection (1) are conferred by an instrument; or (c) a person with a beneficial interest in a trust referred to in subsection (1), may apply to the Grand Court for an order declaring that the rule against perpetuities does not apply to a disposition in respect of the Perpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024 trust and the property which is the subject of the disposition in respect of the trust. (3) An application under subsection (2) shall be served on \u2014 (a) all persons interested in the application; and (b) any other person the Grand Court considers relevant or expedient to the determination of the application. (4) The Grand Court may grant the order which is the subject of the application under subsection (2) where the Grand Court is satisfied that granting the order would not be to the detriment of the beneficiaries. (5) Land in the Islands or an interest in land in the Islands shall not be subject, directly or indirectly, to a disposition in respect of which the Grand Court grants an order under subsection (4). (6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), a disposition in respect of which the Grand Court grants an order under subsection (4) may relate to a trust that holds an interest in a company, partnership or other entity which holds land in the Islands, or an interest in that land, for the purposes of its business. 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rule\nagainst perpetuities ....................................................................................................................5\n3.\nAmendment of section 4 - rule against perpetuities ....................................................................6\n4.\nAmendment of section 14 - reformation .....................................................................................6\n5.\nAmendment of section 15 - application to the Court ...................................................................6\n6.\nInsertion of new Part 3 - the disapplication of the rule against perpetuities .................................6\n\nPerpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024\nSection 1\n\nc\nAct 7 of 2024\nPage 5\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nPERPETUITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024\n(Act 7 of 2024)\nAN ACT TO AMEND THE PERPETUITIES ACT (1999 REVISION) TO PROVIDE FOR\nTHE DISAPPLICATION OF THE RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES; TO CORRECT\nTYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Perpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024.\n2.\nInsertion of new Part headings in the Perpetuities Act (1999 Revision) -\npreliminary; rule against perpetuities\n2.\nThe Perpetuities Act (1999 Revision), in this Act referred to as the \u201cprincipal Act\u201d, is\namended as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby inserting before section 1 the following Part heading \u2014\n\u201cPart 1 - Preliminary\u201d; and\n(b) by inserting after section 3 the following Part heading \u2014\n(Act 7 of 2024)\nI Assent,\nFranz Manderson\nActing Governor\nDate: 15th August, 2024\n\nSection 3\nPerpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024\n\nPage 6\nAct 7 of 2024\nc\n\n\u201cPart 2 - Rule against perpetuities\u201d.\n3.\nAmendment of section 4 - rule against perpetuities\n3.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 4(1)(d) by deleting the word \u201cvow\u201d and\nsubstituting the word \u201cvoid\u201d.\n4.\nAmendment of section 14 - reformation\n4.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 14 by deleting the word \u201cCourt\u201d wherever it\nappears and substituting the words \u201cGrand Court\u201d.\n5.\nAmendment of section 15 - application to the Court\n5.\nThe principal Act is amended in section 15 as follows \u2014\n(a)\nby repealing the section heading and substituting the following section\nheading \u2014\n\u201cApplication for declaration regarding the rule against perpetuities\u201d;\nand\n(b) by deleting the word \u201cCourt\u201d wherever it appears and substituting the\nwords \u201cGrand Court\u201d.\n6.\nInsertion of new Part 3 - the disapplication of the rule against perpetuities\n6.\nThe principal Act is amended by inserting after section 17 the following Part \u2014\n\u201cPart 3 - The disapplication of the rule against perpetuities\nDefinitions in this Part\n18. (1) For the purposes of this Part \u2014\n\u201cenforcer\u201d means a person who has standing to enforce a trust; and\n\u201csettlor\u201d has the meaning assigned by section 87 of the Trusts Act\n(2021 Revision).\n(2) A reference in this Part to land in the Islands or an interest in land in\nthe Islands does not include \u2014\n(a)\nthe income from any land in the Islands; or\n(b) the proceeds of sale of any land in the Islands.\nDispositions to which the rule against perpetuities does not apply\n19. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where \u2014\n\nPerpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024\nSection 6\n\nc\nAct 7 of 2024\nPage 7\n\n(a)\na disposition is made by an instrument which comes into effect\non or after the commencement of the Perpetuities (Amendment)\nAct, 2024; and\n(b) the disposition does not relate to a trust which holds land in the\nIslands or any interest in land in the Islands,\nthe instrument by which the disposition is made may by its terms\nprovide that the rule against perpetuities does not apply to that\ndisposition.\n(2) Land in the Islands or an interest in land in the Islands shall not be\nsubject, directly or indirectly, to a disposition in respect of which the\nrule against perpetuities does not apply.\n(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a disposition in respect of which the\nrule against perpetuities does not apply may relate to a trust that holds\nan interest in a company, partnership or other entity which holds land\nin the Islands, or an interest in that land, for the purposes of its\nbusiness.\n(4) Subject to section 13(1), where an instrument referred to in\nsubsection (1) does not provide that the rule against perpetuities does\nnot apply to a disposition, the rule against perpetuities applies to the\ndisposition.\nApplication to the Grand Court to disapply the rule against\nperpetuities\n20. (1) This section applies to any trust to which the rule against perpetuities\napplies \u2014\n(a)\nother than a trust which relates to land in the Islands or an\ninterest in land in the Islands; and\n(b) in respect of which a disposition may be made by an instrument,\nwhether the instrument was created prior to, or on or after, the\ncommencement of the Perpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024.\n(2) Without prejudice to a power of the Grand Court to vary the terms of\na trust \u2014\n(a)\na trustee, settlor or enforcer of a trust referred to in subsection\n(1);\n(b) a person on whom powers in relation to a trust referred to in\nsubsection (1) are conferred by an instrument; or\n(c)\na person with a beneficial interest in a trust referred to in\nsubsection (1),\nmay apply to the Grand Court for an order declaring that the rule\nagainst perpetuities does not apply to a disposition in respect of the\n\nSection 6\nPerpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024\n\nPage 8\nAct 7 of 2024\nc\n\ntrust and the property which is the subject of the disposition in respect\nof the trust.\n(3) An application under subsection (2) shall be served on \u2014\n(a)\nall persons interested in the application; and\n(b) any other person the Grand Court considers relevant or\nexpedient to the determination of the application.\n(4) The Grand Court may grant the order which is the subject of the\napplication under subsection (2) where the Grand Court is satisfied\nthat granting the order would not be to the detriment of the\nbeneficiaries.\n(5) Land in the Islands or an interest in land in the Islands shall not be\nsubject, directly or indirectly, to a disposition in respect of which the\nGrand Court grants an order under subsection (4).\n(6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), a disposition in respect of which the\nGrand Court grants an order under subsection (4) may relate to a trust\nthat holds an interest in a company, partnership or other entity which\nholds land in the Islands, or an interest in that land, for the purposes\nof its business.\nChange of governing law of a trust of unlimited duration\n21. (1) Subject to the terms of a trust, if the governing law of a trust \u2014\n(a)\nthat is of unlimited duration; and\n(b) to which the rule against perpetuities does not apply under its\ngoverning law,\nis changed to the law of the Islands in accordance with section 89 of\nthe Trusts Act (2021 Revision), a disposition made in respect of the\ntrust shall not be subject to the rule against perpetuities under the law\nof the Islands.\n(2) Land in the Islands or an interest in land in the Islands shall not be\nsubject, directly or indirectly, to a disposition under subsection (1).\n\nPerpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2024\nSection 6\n\nc\nAct 7 of 2024\nPage 9\n\n(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a disposition under subsection (1)\nmay relate to a trust that holds an interest in a company, partnership\nor other entity which holds land in the Islands, or an interest in that\nland, for the purposes of its business.\u201d.\nPassed by the Parliament the 23rd day of July, 2024.\nHon. 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