Section 8: Persons entitled to apply for order.

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

An order shall not be made under the last foregoing section except on the application of—

(a) the person desirous of being, or claiming to be, the guardian of the minor, or

(b) any relative or friend of the minor, or

(c) the Collector of the district or other local area within which the minor ordinarily resides or in which he has property, or

(d) the Collector having authority with respect to the class to which the minor belongs.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
Section	8
Marginal note	Persons entitled to apply for order.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	5

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