Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965)Chapter IV: Tutors and Curators84. Remuneration of tutors and curators |
| 1) | Every tutor and curator shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), be entitled to receive out of the income derived from the property concerned or out of the property itself— |
| a) | such remuneration as may have been fixed by any will or written instrument by which he has been nominated; or |
| b) | if no such remuneration has been fixed, a remuneration which shall be assessed according to a prescribed tariff and shall be taxed by the Master. |
| 2) | The Master may— |
| a) | if there are in any particular case special reasons for doing so, reduce or increase any such remuneration; or |
| b) | if the tutor or curator has failed to discharge his duties or has discharged them in an unsatisfactory manner, disallow any such remuneration, either wholly or in part. |