Grant to official assignee in cases of delay
55.—(1)  In the following cases:
(a)where, after the expiration of 6 months from the death of a deceased person, no application has been made for probate or letters of administration to his estate;
(b)where any such application, though made within the said 6 months, has not within that period been proceeded with, or has been withdrawn or refused;
(c)where any person, who has received a grant of letters of administration with or without the will annexed, neglects within one month of the date of the grant to give such security as he is lawfully required to furnish;
(d)where a receiver may be appointed under section 39, but it appears that such appointment would not be a sufficient protection for the estate;
(e)where an administrator has failed to extract the grant of letters of administration; or
(f)where after the death of a last surviving executor or administrator of a deceased person’s estate 6 months have elapsed and no application for the representation of the estate has been made,
letters of administration with or without the will annexed may be granted to the official assignee , or to such other person as the court thinks fit.
(2)  Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to prevent the official assignee from applying for or being granted letters of administration of the estate of a deceased person with or without the will annexed before the expiration of a period of 6 months of the death of the deceased.