17. Fees.—(1) There shall be charged in respect of the duties of the Official Trustee such fees, whether
by way of percentage or otherwise, as the Government may prescribe.
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(2) The fees under this section may be at different rates for different properties or classes of
properties or for different duties, and shall, so far as may be, be arranged so as to produce an
amount sufficient to discharge the salaries and all other expenses incidental to the working of this
Act (including such sum as Government may determine to be required to insure 2
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18. Disposal of fees.— (1) All expenses which might be retained or paid out of the trust
fund, if the Official Trustee were a private trustee, shall be so retained or paid, and any fees leviable
under this Act shall be retained or paid in like manner as and in addition to such expenses.
(2) The Official Trustee shall transfer and pay to such authority and in such manner and at such times
as the Government may prescribe, all fees received by him under this Act, and the same shall be carried to the
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