Probate and Administration Act(CHAPTER 251)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II RENUNCIATION
3 Express renunciation
4 Constructive renunciation
5 Effect of renunciation
Part III GRANT OF PROBATE OR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
6 Provisions as to number of personal representatives
7 Notation of domicile
8 Grant of probate
Where will lost, etc.
9 Probate of copy or draft, or of contents
Where will destroyed, etc.
10 Destroyed will
Where will proved and deposited outside Singapore
11 Administration with copy annexed of authenticated copy of will proved abroad
Where codicil propounded after probate
12 Codicil propounded after probate
Letters of administration with will annexed
13 On failure of executors
14 Letters of administration with will annexed may be granted to attorney of absent executor
15 Grant to attorney of absent person entitled to letters of administration
16 Codicil propounded after grant of letters of administration
Letters of administration until will produced
17 Letters of administration until will produced
Letters of administration on intestacy
18 Letters of administration on intestacy
19 Letters of administration to attorney of person entitled
Letters of administration pending probate action
20 Letters of administration pending probate action
Letters of administration during infancy
21 Infants
Letters of administration during lunacy
22 Lunatics
Letters of administration limited to trust property
23 Letters of administration of trust property
Letters of administration limited to collection and preservation of property
24 Letters of administration to collect and preserve property
Death of one of several executors, etc.
25 Death of one of several executors, etc.
26 Grants with exception
27 Administration when limited grant expired and some part of estate unadministered
Part IV OATH
28 Oath
Part V SECURITY
29 Administration bond
30 Bond by creditor administrator
31 Assignment of bond
Part VI REVOCATION OF GRANT
32 Revocation of grant
Part VII CAVEATS
33 Caveat
Part VIII DISTRICT COURTS
34 Jurisdiction of District Courts
35 Grants in excess of jurisdiction not to be invalid
36 Security in case of grant of administration by District Court
Part IX PROTECTION OF ESTATES PENDING GRANT
37 Vesting of estate in Public Trustee in certain circumstances between death and grant of administration
38 Estate vested in Chief Justice before 1st October 1997
39 Receiver pending grant
40 Sale by order of court
41 Application of rules relating to receivers
42 Penalty
43 No suit against receiver
44 Receiver’s lien
45 District Courts
Part X RE-SEALING OF PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GRANTED OUT OF SINGAPORE
46 Interpretation
47 Power of court to re-seal
48 Provisions for estate duty
49 Security on re-sealing letters of administration
50 Security for creditors in Singapore
51 Notice of sealing
52 Notice of revocation
53 District Courts
Part XI GENERAL
54 Order to bring in will, etc.
55 Grant to official assignee in cases of delay
56 Death of payee
57 Administration of assets
58 Charges on property of deceased to be paid primarily out of property charged
59 Administration of estates by consular officers
60 Variation of Third Schedule
61 Letters of administration granted to consular officer to pass to his successors in office
62 Administration by official assignee
63 Payment for minor’s maintenance, etc., out of property not exceeding $25,000 in value held by official assignee
64 Exemption from necessity of giving notice of distribution of property of less than $10,000 in value
65 When interest is payable into Consolidated Fund
66 Executors’ or administrators’ commission
67 Testamentary and funeral expenses
68 Letters of administration granted to official assignee pass to his successor in office
69 Power of registrar to grant probate or letters of administration in uncontested cases
Legislative History
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