In force
The Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit Act, 1893
19 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 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
- 6Devolution of interest where beneficiary refuses, neglects or discontinues to use the names Dinshaw
- 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
- 17Investments and lands resulting from such sale or exchange to be held on trusts declared by this Act
- 18Reimbursement of expenses of Corporation
- 19Saving existing rights