National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)

Regulations

Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015

Appendices

Appendix 2

10. Trustees’ Liability

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10.1Subject to applicable law, including but not limited to the Trust Property Control Act No. 57 of 1988 (or any amendment or replacement thereof) the Trustees shall not be answerable or accountable for any loss arising out of their administration of the Trust, or in respect of any depreciation of any investment of the Trust, unless such loss or depreciation shall occur through the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of any Trustee(s), in which event the Trustee(s) concerned, and not all the Trustees, shall be jointly and severally liable for any such loss.

 

10.2The Trustees shall have no responsibility or liability for the efficacy of the measures taken by the beneficiary to fulfil the Statutory Obligations or for the sufficiency of contributions and amounts paid to the Trust in terms of clause 14.

 

10.3The beneficiary hereby indemnifies the Trustees against any claims made against the Trustees arising from the loss or depreciation referred to in this clause 10 in respect of its monies (other than as a result of wilful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Trustees) or arising as a result of the measures taken the beneficiary to fulfil the Statutory Obligations proving to be ineffective and/or the contributions and/or amounts obtained from it proving to be insufficient.