Safeguarding of rights of absent persons and minors, etc

(1) If the Adjudicator, demarcator or records officer is satisfied that any person who has not made a claim has a claim to any interest in land within the adjudication section, the Adjudicator, demarcator or records officer may, but shall not be bound to, proceed as if a claim had been made, and may require the proper officer to furnish certified copies of any documents of title relevant thereto. (2) If the Adjudicator, demarcator or records officer is satisfied that a claim might be established by a person under disability and no person has been appointed to represent such person, he shall apply in a summary manner to the Magistrates’ Court of the district in which the adjudication 11 area falls, for that Court to appoint a guardian in that behalf, and shall proceed as if a claim had been made.