7 Value of certain rights may be declared irrecoverable.

Where decree has been granted under section 2 of this Act, the court may—

a

on the application of—

i

any person whom the missing person would, at the time of the making of the said application (apart from the said decree), have had a duty (other than a contractual duty) to aliment, or

ii

the trustee, and

b

subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit,

then or at any time thereafter, make an order directing that the value of any rights to or in any property acquired as a result of the said decree shall not be recoverable by virtue of an order under section 5(2) of this Act.