Probate and Administration Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part II
Section 13
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No person other than the Probate Officer shall assume possession of, dispose of or deal with the assets of a deceased person unless he has obtained a grant of probate or letters of administration from the Probate Officer or un-less he has a probate or letters of administration (within the meaning assigned to those expressions in Part VI) sealed by
probate
"probate" and "letters of administration" include confirmation in Scotland, and any instrument hav-ing in any other part of the Commonwealth the same effect which under English law is given to probate and letters of administration respectively;
Probate and Administration the Probate Officer in accordance with the provisions of that
Part:
Provided that a relative or friend of a deceased person may take possession of any asset for the purpose of safe keeping pending the issue of probate or letters of adminis-tration by the Probate Officer or the sealing by the Probate
Officer of probate or letters of administration as provided in
letters of administration
"probate" and "letters of administration" include confirmation in Scotland, and any instrument hav-ing in any other part of the Commonwealth the same effect which under English law is given to probate and letters of administration respectively;
Terms defined in s 77
letters of administration
Defined · s 77"probate" and "letters of administration" include confirmation in Scotland, and any instrument hav-ing in any other part of the Commonwealth the same effect which under English law is given to probate and letters of administration respectively;
probate
Defined · s 77"probate" and "letters of administration" include confirmation in Scotland, and any instrument hav-ing in any other part of the Commonwealth the same effect which under English law is given to probate and letters of administration respectively;
Part VI
Part VI.
Part III
Part IV
Rules for Administration of Property
Part VI
Sealing of Grants Made by British Courts Outside Brunei
Part VII