Guardianship of Infants Act · s 17

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s 17Limitation of guardian’s powers

(1)

A guardian of the property of an infant shall not, without the leave of the court or a judge —

(a)

sell, mortgage, exchange or otherwise part with the possession of any of the movable or immovable property of the infant; or

(b)

lease any land belonging to the infant for a term exceeding one year.

(2)

Any disposal of an infant’s property in contravention of this section may be declared void, and on such declaration the judge may make such order as appears requisite for restoring to the infant’s estate the property so disposed of.

(3)

The court or a judge shall not make any order under subsection

(1)

unless it is necessary or advisable in the interests of the infant.