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Public Trustee may represent minor in certain cases

Public Trustee Act 1915

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—(1) The Public Trustee may, on his own application, or on the application of any other person by summons, be appointed by the court to act as next friend of any minor for the purpose of instituting any suit or proceeding in the name of the minor.(2) If in any pending suit or proceeding it becomes necessary to add any minor as co-plaintiff the court may of its own motion or on the application of the Public Trustee or any other person appoint the Public Trustee to act as next friend of the minor in the suit or proceeding.(3) In any suit or proceeding in which a minor is defendant or in which it becomes necessary to add a minor as co-defendant, the court of its own motion or on the application of the Public Trustee or any other person may appoint the Public Trustee to act as guardian for the suit for the minor for the purposes of the suit or proceeding.(4) The court shall not make any order under this section unless provision is made to the satisfaction of the court for the payment of the Public Trustee’s costs as between solicitor and client and for the payment of any costs which may be awarded against the Public Trustee or directed to be paid by him.(5) In any suit or proceeding in which the Public Trustee is appointed under this section to act for a minor, no costs shall be recoverable from the Public Trustee personally or from the Government.(6) In this section, “suit” means a suit for the administration of the estate of any deceased person or of a trust, and “proceeding” means a proceeding under Order 80 of the Rules of the Supreme Court* or under Order 72 of the Subordinate Courts Rules†.* See G.N. No. S 274/70.† See G.N. No. S 59/86.

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