Act Number: 24

Act Name: The Central Provinces Court of Wards Act, 1899

Year: 1899

Enactment Date: 1899-10-13

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Court of Wards in the Central Provinces.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 5: Land-holders to be deemed disqualified in certain cases.
    (1) The following persons shall, for the purposes of section 4, be deemed to be disqualified to manage their own property, namely:--
         (a) minors;
        (b) persons adjudged by a competent Civil Court to be of unsound mind and incapable of managing their affairs; and
         (c) persons declared by the Local Government to be incapable of managing their property owing to--
             (i) any physical or mental defect or infirmity;
             (ii) their having been convicted of a non-bailable offence and being unfitted by vice or bad character; or
             (iii) their being females.
             (2) No suit shall be brought in any Civil Court in respect of any declaration made by the Local Government under sub-section (1), clause (c).
    
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