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4. Definitions.- In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,-

(1) "minor" means a person who , under the provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875 (9 of 1875), is to be deemed not to have attained his majority;

(2) "guardian" means a person having the care of the person of a minor or of his property or of both his person and property;

(3)"ward" means a minor for whose person or property or both there is a guardian;

(4) "District Court" has the meaning assigned to that expression in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882 (14 of 1882)7, and includes a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction;

(5) "the court" means-

(a) the District Court having jurisdiction to entertain an application under this Act for an order appointing or declaring a person to be a guardian; or

(b) where a guardian has been appointed or declared in pursuance of any such application-

(i) the court which, or the court of the officer who, appointed or declared the guardian or is under this Act deemed to have appointed or declared the guardian; or

(ii) in any matter relating to the person of the ward the District Court having jurisdiction in the place where the ward for the time being ordinarily resides; or.

(c) in respect of any proceeding transferred under section 4A, the court of the officer to whom such proceeding has been transferred;] (6) "Collector" means the chief officer in charge of the revenue administration of a district and includes any officer whom the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette may, by name or in virtue of his office, appoint to be a Collector in any local area or with respect to any class of persons, for all or any of the purposes of this Act;

(7)***; and

8. "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the High Court under this Act.

 

 

 

 

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