Probate and Administration Act

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3 Express renunciation

4 Constructive renunciation

5 Effect of renunciation

6 Provisions as to number of personal representatives

7 Notation of domicile

9 Probate of copy or draft, or of contents

11 Administration with copy annexed of authenticated copy of will proved abroad

12 Codicil propounded after probate

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

17 Letters of administration until will produced

18 Letters of administration on intestacy

19 Letters of administration to attorney of person entitled

20 Letters of administration pending probate action

23 Letters of administration of trust property

24 Letters of administration to collect and preserve property

25 Death of one of several executors, etc.

26 Grants with exception

27 Administration when limited grant expired and some part of estate unadministered

29 Administration bond

30 Bond by creditor administrator

31 Assignment of bond

32 Revocation of grant

35 Grants in excess of jurisdiction not to be invalid

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

43 No suit against receiver

44 Receiver’s lien

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

54 Order to bring in will, etc.

55 Grant to Public Trustee in cases of delay

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 Public Trustee

63 Payment for minor’s maintenance, etc., out of property not exceeding $25,000 in value held by Public Trustee

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 Where funds of estate cannot be immediately distributed

69 Power of registrar to grant probate or letters of administration in uncontested cases

70 Transitional provision

Probate and Administration Act

(CHAPTER 251)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 24 of 1934)

REVISED EDITION 2000

(1st July 2000)

An Act relating to the grant of probate and letters of administration.

[1st January 1935]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Probate and Administration Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context —

“court” means the General Division of the High Court or a Family Court;

[Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/01/2015]

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

[Deleted by Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/01/2015]

“letters of administration” means a grant under the seal of the court issuing the same, authorising the person or persons therein named to administer an intestate’s estate in accordance with law;

“letters of administration with the will annexed” means a grant under the seal of the court issuing the same, authorising the person or persons therein named to administer a testator’s estate in compliance with the directions contained in his will, and in accordance with law;

“prescribed form” means the form prescribed by rules made under any law for the time being in force relating to the courts;

“probate” means a grant under the seal of the court issuing the same, authorising the executor or executors expressly or impliedly appointed by a testator’s will, or one or more of them, to administer the testator’s estate in compliance with the directions contained in his will, and in accordance with law;

“probate action” means a cause or matter in which a probate application is contested by any person, and includes any application to alter or revoke the grant of any probate or letters of administration;

[42/2005 wef 01/01/2006]

“probate application” means an application for a grant of probate or letters of administration, and “probate applicant” shall be construed accordingly;

[42/2005 wef 01/01/2006]

“Public Trustee” means the Public Trustee appointed under the Public Trustee Act (Cap. 260) and includes a Deputy Public Trustee and an Assistant Public Trustee appointed under that Act;

[6/2004 wef 08/03/2004]

[Act 44 of 2014 wef 31/12/2014]

“registrar” means the registrar of the Family Justice Courts;

[Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/01/2015]

“will” includes any codicil or other testamentary document.

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