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Withdrawals from accounts of infants.
Withdrawals from accounts of lunatics.
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(5) Such Warrant shall be in the prescribed forin.
(6) The Warrant shall be presented at the Post Office named therein, together with the Deposit Book.
(7) The Paying Officer shall enter the amount repaid in the Deposit Book and attest the entry with his initials and the dated stamp of his Office.
(8) The Paying Officer shall take a receipt on the Warrant for the sum therein specified from the person therein named or any person authorised by him (as provided by these Regula- tions) to receive the said sum, and such receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for the sum specified in the Warrant.
(9) In any case in which the Postmaster-General considers it to be desirable and expedient so to do, he may at his discretion vary the procedure on withdrawal and the method of payment prescribed by these Regulations and dispense with all or any of the requirements therein contained, and may effect payment by means of such document as he may think fit.
31.-(1) An application for the withdrawal of money deposited by or in the name of an infant, may be made by such infant if of the age of seven years or upwards.
(2) The Warrant issued on such application shall be made out in the name of such infant and his receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for the sum specified in such Warrant.
(3) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of the Postmaster- General that any sums in the name of an infant under the age of seven years are urgently needed for the maintenance, education, or benefit of such infant, or that from any other circumstances it is expedient to pay such sums or any part thereof, the Postmaster-General may, in his absolute discretion, pay such deposits or any part thereof to any person who may satisfy the Postmaster-General that he will apply such money for the benefit of such infant, and the receipt of such person shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for sums so paid.
32.—(1) An application for the withdrawal of money deposited in the name of a person of unsound mind shall be made by the Committee of the Estate of such person.
(2) The Warrant issued on such application shall be made out in the name of such Committee, and his receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for the sum specified in such Warrant.
(3) Where a depositor is of unsound mind, and no Committee of his Estate has been appointed, the Postmaster-General may, when it is proved to his satisfaction that it is just and expedient so to do, pay the deposits standing in the name of the depositor, or any part thereof, to any person whom he shall judge proper to receive the same, and the receipt of such person shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for the sum so paid.
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33.—(1) An application to withdraw money deposited in the Withdrawals joint names of two or more persons shall be made by all such from Joint persons or by the survivor among such persons.
(2) The Postinaster-General may require proof of survivorship to his satisfaction.
(3) The Warrant issued on such application shall be made out in the names of the applicants, and their receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for the sum stated in the Warrant.
Accounts.
Accounts.
34.-(1) An application to withdraw money deposited in the Withdrawals name of one person as trustee for another person shall be made from Trust jointly by all the persons named in the title of the account, or by the survivor among such persons.
(2) The Postmaster-General may require proof of survivorship to his satisfaction.
(3) The Warrant issued on such application shall be made out in the names of the applicants, and their receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster-General for the sum stated in the Warrant.
35.—(1) Where a depositor named in a trust account has Insanity or become insane or bankrupt the Postmaster-General may in his bankruptcy discretion pay the deposits to the other person named in such in account.
of Depositor account, with or without the concurrence of the Committee of the Estate or Official Receiver or Trustee in Bankruptcy (if any) of the depositor who has become insane or bankrupt, and the receipt of such person shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster- General for the sum so paid.
(2) Where either a Receiving Order has been made in respect of the property of a sole depositor or a trustee in bankruptcy of the property of a sole depositor has been appointed, the Post- master-General may in his discretion pay the deposits standing in the name of such depositor or any part thereof to the Official Receiver or Trustee in Bankruptcy on the application of the Official Receiver or Trustee in Bankruptcy as aforesaid and upon such evidence of the appointment as the Postmaster-General may require. The Warrant issued on such application shall be made out in the name of the Official Receiver or Trustee in Bankruptcy and his receipt shall be a good discharge to the Postmaster- General for the sum stated in the Warrant.
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36. When an application for the withdrawal of money is made Request for by more persons than one, the applicants may request that the payment to sun to be withdrawn may be paid to any one or more of them to of several the exclusion of the others, and in any such case the Warrant persons. may be made out in the name of the person specified in such request, and his receipt shall be deemed to be the receipt of all the applicants.
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37.-(1) An application to withdraw money deposited in the Withdrawals name of a Friendly Society, or of the trustees or any officer of a Friendly Society, shall be made by any persons for the time being Friendly recognised by the Postmaster-General as entitled to withdraw Societies. such money.