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Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit Act, 1893

Year: 1893

Enactment Date: 1893-03-09

Long Title: An Act for settling Bonds of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Bombay producing an annual income of one lakh and twenty five thousand rupees and a Mansion-house and hereditaments called Petit Hall in the Island of Bombay, the property of Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, Baronet, so as to accompany and support the title and dignity of a Baronet lately conferred by Her Present Majesty Queen Victoria on him for and during the term of his natural life, and from and immediately after his decease to hold to his second son, Framjee Dinshaw Petit, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, and in default of such issue with remainder to the heirs male of the body of the said Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, and for other purposes connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section NumberTitleActions
1Incorporation of Trustee.
2Heirs of Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit to take his name.
3Vesting and application of income of settled property.
4Application of income during minority.
5Mansion-house limited to the use of the Baronet for the time being.
7Power to charge settled property for jointure of widow.
8Limitation to amount of jointure.
9Exclusion of wives from interest in Mansion-house.
10Limitation of transfers to life of transferor.
11Addition of stocks, funds or securities to settled property.
12Insurance of Mansion-house, and application of money received in respect of insurance.
13Mansion-house and other hereditaments to be kept in repair.
14Power of Corporation to sell or exchange Mansion-house or other hereditaments.
15Powers of Corporation in respect of such sale or exchange.
16Investment of moneys received on such sale or exchange.
18Reimbursement of expenses of Corporation.
19Saving existing rights.
6Devolution of interest where beneficiary refuses, neglects or discontinues to use the names Dinshaw Manockjee Petit.
17Investments and lands resulting from such sale or exchange to be held on trusts declared by this Act.
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