Discharge, variation, &c., of order
17 Discharge, variation, &c., of order
Subject to this section, the Court may, at any time and from time to time, upon application made by the administrator of the estate of the deceased person, or by any person beneficially entitled to, or interested in, a part of the estate of the deceased person, discharge, vary or suspend an order made by it under section 8 or any other order made by it under this Act.
Where the Court has ordered periodical payments, or has ordered that a lump sum be invested for the benefit of a person, the Court may, if it is satisfied, on an application made by the administrator of the estate of the deceased person or by any person beneficially entitled to, or interested in, a part of the estate of the deceased person, that the person for whose benefit the order was made has otherwise become possessed of or entitled to means for his proper maintenance, education or advancement in life, discharge, vary or suspend its order or make such other order as is just in the circumstances.
An order shall not be made under subsection (1) increasing a provision made by an order under this Act.
Notice of an application to the Court under this section shall be served on each person who takes a benefit under the order sought to be discharged, varied or suspended.
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