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The Court of Wards Act, 1879

( ACT NO. IX OF 1879 )

[ 30th July, 1879 ]

Part I

PRELIMINARY

Interpretation
3. In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
 
"Civil Court" includes the 1[High Court Division] in the exercise of its 2[* * *] extraordinary original civil jurisdiction or its civil appellate or revisional jurisdiction;
 
 
"Collector" includes a Deputy Commissioner and any officer in-charge of the revenue-jurisdiction of a district;
 
 
"the Court" means the Court of Wards;
 
 
or, when the Court of Wards has delegated any of its powers to a 3[* * *] 4[Commissioner or Collector] or any other person, it means, in respect of such powers, the 5[* * *] 6[Commissioner or Collector] or person to whom they are delegated:
 
 
"estate" means all lands which are borne on the revenue-roll of a Collector as liable for the payment of one and the same demand of land-revenue and includes a share in or of an estate other than an undivided share held in coparcenary as the property of a Hindu joint family governed by the Mitakshara or Mithila law:
 
 
"minor" means a person who has not completed his age of 7[eighteen years]:
 
 
"section" means a section of this Act:
 
 
"ward" means any person who is under the charge of the Court of Wards, or whose property is under such charge.
  • 1
    The words "High Court Division" were substituted, for the words "High Court of East Pakistan" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  • 2
    The words "ordinary and" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
  • 3
    The words "Commissioner or" were omitted by Article 4 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Repealing and Amending) Order, 1973 (President's Order No. 12 of 1973)
  • 4
    The words "Commissioner or Collector" were substituted, for the word "Collector" by section 2 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Amending) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. IX of 1976)
  • 5
    The words "Commissioner or" were omitted by Article 4 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Repealing and Amending) Order, 1973 (President's Order No. 12 of 1973)
  • 6
    The words "Commissioner or Collector" were substituted, for the word "Collector" by section 2 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Amending) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. IX of 1976)
  • 7
    The words "eighteen years" were substituted, for the words "twenty-one years" by section 2 of the Court of Wards (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. II of 2006)
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