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Section 46: Reports by Collectors and subordinate Courts.

The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890Central Act · Act 8 of 1890

(1) The Court may call upon the Collector, or upon any court subordinate to the Court, for a report on any matter arising in any proceeding under this Act and treat the report as evidence.

(2) For the purpose of preparing the report the Collector or the Judge of the subordinate Court as the case may be, shall make such inquiry as he deems necessary, and may for the pruposes of the inquiry exercise any power of compelling the attendance of a witness to give evidence or produce a document which is conferred on a Court by the Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882).

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ActThe Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
Section46
Marginal noteReports by Collectors and subordinate Courts.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • other, Act 5 of 1908. . See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).

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