Section List

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 NumberTitleActions
1Short title, extent and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Commissioner to be Court of Wards.
4Superintendence by Court of Wards of property of disqualified landholder.
5Land-holders to be deemed disqualified in certain cases.
6Superintendence by Court of Wards on application of proprietor.
7Temporary provisions for custody of heirs and protection of property in certain cases.
8Superintendence by Court of Wards of person of disqualified landholder.
11Barring of suits to contest authority to assume superintendence.
12Notices to claimants against Government ward.
13Claimants to furnish full particulars and documents.
14Stay of proceedings of Civil Courts.
15Adjudication of claims.
16Report of Chief Commissioner.
17Appointment, etc., of managers by Court of Wards.
18Delegation of powers by Court of Wards.
19Liabilities, etc., of managers and other servants of Court of Wards.
20Power for Court of Wards to appoint guardians of certain Government wards.
21General powers of Court of Wards.
22Custody, education and residence of certain Government wards.
23Allowance for Government ward and his family.
24Duties of Court of Wards or manager.
25Powers of Court of Wards as to property of Government wards.
26Notice of suit.
27Manager or Court of Wards to be next friend or guardian in suit by or against Government wards.
28Payment of costs.
29Processes against Government ward to be served on next friend or guardian.
30Authority of Court of Wards required in case of suits brought on behalf of Government wards.
31Disabilities of a Government ward.
32Consent of Local Government necessary to adoptions or wills made by Government wards.
33Procedure when succession to Government ward's property is disputed.
34Withdrawal of superintendence of Court of Wards.
35Appointment of guardian in certain cases.
36Withdrawal to be notified in Gazette.
37Appeals.
38Control of Local Government.
39Exercise of discretion not to be questioned in Civil Court.
40Power for Local Government to make rules.
41Repeal.
9Superintendence by Court of Wards where disqualified landholder owns land in more than one division
10Assumption of superintendence to be notified and to extend to whole of Government ward’s property.
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