Establishment of Public Trustee
Minister to appoint Public Trustee
3.—(1)  The Minister shall appoint a fit person to the office of Public Trustee, who shall hold office during his pleasure, and receive such salary or fees, and be appointed on such terms, as the Minister determines.
(2)  The Minister may appoint such fit and proper persons to be Assistant Public Trustees and other officers of the Public Trustee as he considers necessary for the purposes of this Act and the Assistant Public Trustees and other officers shall hold office upon such terms, and be remunerated at such rates and in such manner, as the Minister may determine.
Any reference in this Act or in any other written law to officers or officer of the Public Trustee shall include an Assistant Public Trustee.
Corporation sole
(3)  The Public Trustee shall be a corporation sole under that name, with perpetual succession and an official seal, and may sue and be sued under the above name like any other corporation sole.
Remuneration
(4)  The salary or remuneration of the Public Trustee and his officers and such other expenses of executing his office or otherwise carrying this Act into effect as are sanctioned by the Minister shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
(5)  The Public Trustee and every officer of the Public Trustee is hereby declared to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Cap. 224].