Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965)Chapter IV: Tutors and Curators76. Authority conferred by letters of tutorship and curatorship |
| 1) | The Master may— |
| a) | by any letters of tutorship granted by him, authorise the tutor to administer the property of the minor, and may by such letters also authorise the tutor to carry on, subject to any law which may be applicable, any business or undertaking of the minor; and |
| b) | by any letters of curatorship granted by him, authorise the curator to do any one or more of the following, namely— |
| i) | to perform any particular act in respect of the property of the person concerned; |
| ii) | to take care of the said property; |
| iii) | to administer the said property; and |
| iv) | to carry on, subject to any law which may be applicable, any business or undertaking of the person concerned. |
| 2) | The Master shall, by any such letters granted by him— |
| a) | in any case referred to in paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) of section seventy two , confer upon the tutor or curator such powers as will give effect to the terms of the appointment by the Court or the judge; and |
| b) | in any case referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that sub-section, or in sub-section (2) of that section, if in terms of the will or other written instrument concerned, the curator is to administer the property of the person concerned, or if in terms of the will or other written instrument concerned the tutor or curator is to carry on any business or undertaking of the minor or other person concerned, authorise the curator to administer the property or, as the case may be, authorise the tutor or curator to carry on such business or undertaking subject to any law which may be applicable. |