Probate and Administration Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part IV · Rules for Administration of Property
73. Small sums payable by public departments to deceased persons
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
On the death of any person to whom any sum of money not exceeding $2,500 is payable by a public depart-ment within Brunei in respect of civil pay or allowances or annuities granted either under the authority of Her Britan-nic Majesty's Government or of the Government of Brunei, it shall be lawful for the Permanent Secretary, on being satisfied of the expediency of dispensing with probate or administration, to authorise the payment of such sum to such person or persons as the Permanent Secretary may consider entitled thereto, without requiring the production of probate or administration.
Permanent Secretary
"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Brunei and, where the estate of a deceased person who was a Muslim domiciled in Brunei is concerned, means the Permanent Secretary acting with the advice of the Religious Council;
Payment of all such sums of money shall be made under such regulations as the Permanent Secretary may, with the approval of the Minister, make for that purpose.
Probate and Administration
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;
Terms defined in this Act
Permanent Secretary
Defined · s 2"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Brunei and, where the estate of a deceased person who was a Muslim domiciled in Brunei is concerned, means the Permanent Secretary acting with the advice of the Religious Council;
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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