16. Jurisdiction to grant probates etc.

An Intermediate Court shall have jurisdiction for the grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of the estate within Brunei Darussalam of a deceased person, where the estate in respect of which the grant is applied for, exclusive of what the deceased was possessed of or entitled to as a trustee and not beneficially but without deducting anything on account of the debts due or owing from the deceased, do not exceed in value $250,000; and may alter, revoke or annul the same.