Probate and Administration Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part VI · Part VI.
Section 17
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
When any person dies leaving a will within
Brunei, the person in whose keeping such will has been deposited, or who finds such will after the testator's death, shall produce and, if required, shall deliver the same to the
Probate Officer within 30 days after the death of the testa-tor, or from the time when he has had notice thereof, or from the time of the finding of a will, as the case may be.
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;
Any person who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $2,000.
Terms defined in s 77
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;
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Rules for Administration of Property
Part VI
Sealing of Grants Made by British Courts Outside Brunei
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