Chapter 6:01 ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES to a fine not exceeding level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Section amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.] 88 Penalty for making false inventory If any tutor or curator, required and directed under and by virtue of section eighty-six to make, or cause to be made, an inventory of any estate, goods or effects, wilfully makes a false inventory thereof, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and such fine and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Section amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001.] 89 Duties and liabilities of tutors and curators after confirmation (1) When letters of confirmation have been granted to any tutor, either testamentary or dative, or to any curator, either nominate or dative, every such tutor shall, in all respects and for all intents and purposes, and every such curator shall, in so far as relates to the particular estate or property which has been placed under his guardianship, have every power, right and privilege, and shall do and cause to be done, every act, matter and thing touching and concerning the making of an inventory, administration and management of the estate or property under his guardianship, and every such tutor or curator and his estate shall, in respect and by reason of every act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done by him, incur and be subject to every liability, obligation and penalty which by any law in force prior to the 5th July, 1907, any tutor testamentary would then respectively have had or have been directed or required to do, and which he and his estate would then in respect and by reason of any such act, matter or thing done or omitted to be done by him, have incurred or been subject to. (2) Nothing in this section contained shall give any curator, either nominate or dative, any power or authority as to the maintenance, education or custody of the person of any minor, except in so far as the same may have been specially given and committed to him by the decree or order of the High Court or any judge thereof. (3) Every tutor testamentary and curator nominate shall, in the discharge of their office and in the administration of the estate and property respectively under their guardianship, conform to and obey every lawful direction touching and concerning the same which has been given by the person by whom such tutor or curator has been appointed in the will or deed by which such appointment was made or in any other writing duly executed by such person. 90 Prohibition of re-marriage of surviving parent until minors’ shares have been secured (1) Whenever any person who is a widower or widow and the parent of a minor child entitled to claim from such person any September 2000-09-27 47

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