Probate and Administration Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part VI · Part VI.
Section 20
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Probate Officer may himself take out admi-nistration in any of the following cases -
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;
where a person dying intestate, whether in
Brunei or elsewhere, has left property situate in
Brunei and no next of kin of such person are resi-dent in Brunei;
where a person dying intestate, whether in
Brunei or elsewhere, has left property situate in
Brunei and the next of kin of such person who are resident in Brunei file with the Probate Officer a request for, or consent to, the making of such grant in writing signed by them;
where a person dying intestate, whether in
Brunei or elsewhere, has left property situate in
Brunei and no person has, within 12 months after the death of such person, obtained .administration of his estate; and
where a person dying intestate, whether in
Brunei or elsewhere, has left property situated in
Brunei and the_.next of kin of such person who are resident in Brunei are infants.
The provisions of this section shall apply, with the necessary modifications, in the case of a person who dies testate, whether in Brunei or elsewhere, but without appointing an executor, or whose executor, if appointed, refuses, neglects or is unable to act.
The Probate Officer may in his discretion take out administration in any other case not provided for in this section if he considers it desirable so to do.
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Cases in which
Probate
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;
Part III
Part IV
Rules for Administration of Property
Part VI
Sealing of Grants Made by British Courts Outside Brunei
Part VII