Chapter 6:01 ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES 73 Security rem pupilli salvam fore, by curators and tutors nominate in like manner as before this Act The High Court, or any judge thereof, on the application of the Master or of any relation or of any person having an interest in the due administration of the estate or property of any minor in every case in which, prior to the 5th July, 1907, any tutor testamentary might by law have been required to give security rem pupilli salvam fore, may make an order that letters of confirmation shall not be granted to any tutor testamentary or curator nominate as aforesaid until he has found security to the satisfaction of the Master to such amount as, in the circumstances of each particular case, is reasonable for the due and faithful administration and management of such estate or property. 74 Appointment of tutors dative by Master (1) In every case in which it comes to the knowledge of the Master that any estate or property within Zimbabwe has devolved on or come to belong to any minor, being within its limits, and not being at the time under the natural guardianship of his father or mother or of a tutor testamentary duly confirmed, the Master, except when it is known to him that a tutor testamentary has been duly nominated and appointed to such minor by any valid will or deed, in which case he shall proceed in manner for that purpose provided by section seventy-one, shall cause to be published in the Gazette and in such other manner as to him seems fit, a notice calling on the relations of the minor, both paternal and maternal, to attend at his office, at the time therein specified, to see letters of confirmation granted to some person to be appointed by him tutor dative of such minor: Provided that when it appears to the Master expedient so to do, he may in such notice call on the relatives of such minor, both paternal and maternal, to attend before any magistrate, at such time and place as he may appoint, for the purpose of stating any objection which may exist to any of the next of kin or other person being appointed tutor dative or of proposing some person to be by such magistrate reported to the Master as fit and proper to be by him appointed tutor dative. (2) The Master shall, at the meeting so to be held at his office or upon receiving the report of such magistrate, appoint such person as to him seems fit and proper to be tutor dative of such minor, and shall grant letters of confirmation as such, unless it appears to him necessary or expedient to postpone such appointment and to call another meeting: Provided that no person shall be appointed as tutor dative in terms of this subsection unless he is⎯ (a) registered under the Estate Administrators Act [Chapter 27:20]; or (b) a relative of the minor concerned. [Proviso inserted by section 68 of Act 16/1998.] September 2000-09-27 41

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