Administration of Estates Act 1974.
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This Act regulates the (grant of) administration of real and personal estates of deceased persons. The Act consists of 51 sections divided into 5 Parts.An application for the grant or revocation of probate or administration shall be made through the Registrar in the prescribed form. No grant shall be made by the Registrar until a contention is disposed of, or it appears to the Registrar that a grant ought not to be made without the direction of the Court. Probate or administration in respect of the real estate of a deceased person, or any part thereof, may be granted either separately or together with probate or administration of the personal estate. The Registrar shall continue to maintain in the Registry a register of all grants.
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