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Settled Land Act 1884
55Powers of infant tenant for life may be exercised by trustees or by person ordered by Court
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55 Powers of infant tenant for life may be exercised by trustees or by person ordered by Court
Where a tenant for life, or a person having the powers of a tenant for life under this Act, is an infant, or an infant would, if he were of full age, be a tenant for life, or have the powers of a tenant for life under this Act, the powers of a tenant for life under this Act may be exercised on his behalf by the trustees of the settlement, and if there are none, then by such person and in such manner as the Court, on the application of a testamentary or other guardian or next friend of the infant, either generally or in a particular instance, orders.