Intestate Succession Act

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4 Law regulating distribution

5 Property of an intestate to be distributed

6 Persons held to be similarly related to deceased

7 Rules for distribution

8 Special provision if the intestate leaves lawful widows

9 Children’s advancement not to be taken into account

10 Application to cases of partial intestacy

Intestate Succession Act

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Not current version
(effective from 30 Mar 1987 to 30 Dec 2013)

Functions of Commissioner

4.—(1) The Commissioner shall have the general function of promoting the effective use of charitable resources by encouraging the development of better methods of administration, by giving charity trustees information on any matter affecting the charity and by investigating and checking abuses.

(2) It shall be the general object of the Commissioner so to act in the case of any charity (unless it is a matter of altering its purposes) as best to promote and make effective the work of the charity in meeting the needs designated by its trusts; but the Commissioner shall not have power to act in the administration of a charity.

(3) The Commissioner shall, as soon as possible after the end of every year, make to the Minister a report on his operations during that year, and the Minister shall present a copy of the report to Parliament.

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