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Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965)

Chapter II: Deceased Estates

14. Letters of executorship to executors testamentary

 

1) The Master shall, subject to subsection (2) and sections 16 and 22, on the written application of any person who—
a) has been nominated as executor by any deceased person by a will which has been registered and accepted in the office of the Master; and
b) is not incapacitated from being an executor of the estate of the deceased and has complied with the provisions of this Act, grant letters of executorship to such person.

 

2) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1), the Master may—
a) if the will of any deceased person is not in the Republic, register and accept a copy thereof certified by a competent public authority in the country or territory in which such will is; or
b) if the will is also the will of any other deceased person and has been registered and accepted by any other Master, register and accept a copy thereof certified by such Master.

 

 


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