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INFANTS' PROPERTY ACT 1830


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   [1.]    Recited Acts but only so much of 6 Geo. IV as relates to funds belonging to infants, etc., repealed
            
   2.      Rules for the interpretation of this Act
            
   3.      Infants, femes covert, and lunatics may be admitted to copyhold estates by their guardian, committee, or attorney
            
   4.      Femes covert, infants, etc., may appoint attornies for that purpose
            
   5.      In default of appearance the lord may appoint an attorney
            
   6.      Fines, in what manner demandable, consequences if not paid
            
   7.      The lord to deliver up possession on satisfaction of the fines
            
   8.      Guardians or husbands, or committees paying fines, may reimburse themselves out of the rents of the copyhold
            
   9.      No forfeiture to be incurred by infant, etc., for not appearing, or refusing to pay fines
            
   10.     Fines not warranted by custom, etc., may be controverted
            
   11.     Persons may appoint attorneys, etc., for surrendering lands of which common recoveries are intended to be suffered, etc.
            
   12.     Guardians, of minors, etc., in order to the surrender and renewal of leases, may apply to the Court of Chancery, etc., and by order may surrender such leases, and renew the same, etc.
            
   13.     Committees of lunatics may in like manner surrender leases, and renew the same, etc.
            
   14.     Charges attending renewal to be charged on the estates as the court shall direct
            
   15.     New leases shall be to the same uses
            
   16.     Infants empowered to grant renewals of leases
            
   17.     Court of Chancery may authorise leases to be made of lands belonging to infants when it is to the benefit of the estate
            
   18.     If persons bound to renew are out of the jurisdiction of the court, the renewals may be made by a person appointed by the Court of Chancery, in the name of the person who ought to have renewed
            
   19.     Committees of lunatics, by the direction of the Lord Chancellor, may accept of surrenders, and make new leases
            
   20.     Fines to be paid before renewals, and counterparts are executed
            
   21.     Fines, how to be paid; effect of death of lunatic
            
   22.     The Irish Act, 11 Anne c. 3, continued unaltered
            
   23.     The power of leasing lands, etc., of lunatics having a limited estate may be executed by the committee
            
   24.     Where lunatics are seised of estates in fee or in tail, or an absolute interest in leasehold estates, the Chancellor may direct leases to be made
            
   25.     So much of 1 Geo. I c. 10, s. 9, as enacts that agreements of guardians shall bind infants, repealed
            
   26.     Such agreements may be made by guardians, with the approbation of the court, and by committees with the approbation of the Lord Chancellor
            
   27.     Committee of lunatics, by direction of the Lord Chancellor, may convey land in performance of contracts
            
   28.     The Lord Chancellor may order the estates of lunatics to be sold or charged by mortgage for raising money for the payment of debts, etc.
            
   29.     Surplus of moneys to be of the same nature as the estate
            
   30.     Act shall not subject estates of lunatics to debts otherwise than they are now subject
            
   31.     Surrender and leases deemed valid
            
   32.     Court of Chancery or Exchequer may order dividends of stock belonging to infants to be applied for maintenance
            
   33.     Stock belonging to lunatics may be ordered by the Lord Chancellor to be transferred
            
   34.     Where stock shall be standing in the names of lunatics residing out of England, the Lord Chancellor may direct the transfer
            
   35.     Costs may be directed to be paid
            
   36.     Powers given to the Court of Chancery in England
            
   37.     Which may be exercised by the Court of the Exchequer
            
   38.     Powers given to courts may be exercised in England and Ireland
            
   39.     Powers given to the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
            
   40.     Which may be exercised by Lord Chancellor of Ireland
            
   41.     Inquisitions on commissions under the Great Seal of Great Britain to be transmitted and entered of record in Ireland, and acted on there, and vice versâ
            
   42.     Powers given to the Lord Chancellor to extend to the Lord Keeper and commissioners
            
   43.     Who shall be named in the orders of the court for making transfers
            
   44.     Act to be an indemnity to the bank and other companies
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