The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. IV — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
3. 1See now s. 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908)
4. 2The word "District" rep. by Act 4 of 1926, s. 4
5. I — PRELIMINARY
6. 3Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts
7. 4The word "and" omitted by Act 40 of 1949, s. 3 and the Second Schedule
8. II — APPOINTMENT AND DECLARATION OF GUARDIANS
9. 6Saving of power to appoint in other cases
10. 7Power of the Court to make order as to guardianship
11. 8Persons entitled to apply for order
12. 9Court having jurisdiction to entertain application
13. 10Form of application
14. 11Procedure on admission of application
15. 12Power to make interlocutory order for production of minor and interim protection of person and prope
16. 13Hearing of evidence before making of order
17. 14Simultaneous proceedings in different Courts
18. 15Appointment or declaration of several guardians
19. 16Appointment or declaration of guardian for property beyond jurisdiction of the Court
20. 17Matters to be considered by the Court in appointing guardian
21. 18Appointment or declaration of Collector in virtue of office
22. 19Guardian not to be appointed by the Court in certain cases
23. III — DUTIES, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF GUARDIANS
24. 20Fiduciary relation of guardian to ward
25. 21Capacity of minors to act as guardians
26. 22Remuneration of guardian
27. 23Control of Collector as guardian
28. 24Duties of guardian of the person
29. 25Title of guardian to custody of ward
30. 26Removal of ward from jurisdiction
31. 27Duties of guardian of property
32. 28Powers of testamentary guardian
33. 29Limitation of powers of guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court
34. 30Viodability of transfers made in contravention of section 28 or section 29
35. 31Practice with respect to permitting transfers under section 29
36. 33Right of guardian so appointed or declared to apply to the Court for opinion in management of proper
37. 34Obligations on guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court
38. 34APower to award remuneration for auditing accounts
39. 35Suit against guardian where administration bond was taken
40. 36Suit against guardian where administration bond was not taken
41. 37General liability of guardian as trustee
42. 38Right of survivorship among joint guardians
43. 39Removal of guardian
44. 40Discharge of guardian
45. 41Cessation of authority of guardian
46. 42Appointment to successor to guardian dead, discharged or removed
47. IV — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
48. 43Orders for regulating conduct or proceedings of guardians, and enforcement of those orders
49. 44Penalty for removal of ward from jurisdiction
50. 45Penalty for contumacy
51. 46Reports by Collectors and subordinate Courts
52. 47Orders appealable
53. 48Finality of other orders
54. 49Costs
55. 50Power of High Court to make rules
56. 51Applicability of Act to guardians already appointed by Court