Probate and Administration Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part III
Section 42
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
( 1) Pending any action or the appeal from any deci-sion given as a result of any action touching the validity of the will of any deceased person, or for obtaining, recalling or revoking any probate or any grant of administration, the
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 Officer may appoint an administrator of the estate of such deceased person.
The administrator so appointed shall have all the rights and powers of a general administrator, other than the right of distributing the residue of such estate.
Every such administrator shall be subject to the immediate control of the Probate Officer and act under his direction.
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 IV
Rules for Administration of Property
Part VI
Sealing of Grants Made by British Courts Outside Brunei
Part VII