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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Revenue Law and Law of Trusts
LAWS2220Y(3)
3
0
6

Description
Revenue law: Definition of Notion of Taxation - Types of Taxes: Income Tax - Business Tax - Customs Tax, VAT - Types of Payment Systems - Institutional Aspect of Tax: The Mauritius Revenue Authority, Powers and Duties of the Director General, Recovery of Tax - Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion. Historical Background. Maxims of Equity. Creation, Nature and Classification of Trusts; Statutory Requirements of the Trust Instrument; Discretionary and Protective Trusts; Appointment of Trustees; Charitable Trusts; Purpose Trusts: Non-Charitable and Charitable: Legal Definition and Scope of Charities. Enforcers and Protectors. Appointment of Trustees and Termination of Trusteeship. Powers of Trustees: Maintenance, Advancement. Duties of Trustees: Fiduciary Nature of Trusteeship. Remuneration of Trustees; Breach of Trust: Liabilities, Indemnities and Defences; Jurisdiction of Court to make Orders; Failure, Lapse and Termination of Trusts. Variation of Trusts. Constructive Trusts and Remedies for Breach of Trust.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF LAW AND MANAGEMENT Department of Law
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: TASLIMA BOODHUN-JHUMKA
Telephone: 4037400
Email: t.boodhun@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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