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Section 176: Pupillary substitution

The Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012State Act of Goa · Act 23 of 2016

(1) The testator, who has children or other descendants under parental authority, who will not upon the death of the testator be under the authority of another ascendant, may substitute the said children or other descendants by heirs or legatees of his choice, in case the said children or other descendants die before completing eighteen years of age, irrespective of their sex. This is called pupillary substitution for minors.

(2) Such substitution becomes ineffective when,—

(a) the person substituted attains the age of eighteen years or

(b) the substituted person dies leaving behind descendants entitled to succeed.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012
Section176
Marginal notePupillary substitution
JurisdictionState of Goa
StatusIn force as published by the source

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