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Administration of Small Estates Act (Cap. 9:06).

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Type of law
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Abstract
This Act provides for the administration of small estates in case of an owner dying intestate or with a will leaving a small estate. "Small estates" means all property, real and personal, of a deceased person which does not exceed a specified value. Persons specified in section 3 may apply to the Registrar to be appointed as administrator. Section 4 provides for nomination by a Judge in case of probate of will of a deceased person. Duties and powers of the Registrar are set out in sections 5 and 6.
Long title of text
An Act to make special provision for the grant of letters of administration and probate of wills of small estates and for the remission of certain duties and fees in connection therewith.
Notes
Consolidated version as authorized by L.R.O 1/1991 of Act No. 26 of 1958 as amended last by Act No. 19 of 1981.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Laws of Dominica 1991, 6 pp.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No