Administration Of Estates

Cap. 197 · Revised Edition 2020 · 71 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Abolition of descent to heir, courtesy, dower and escheat
s. 4Devolution of real and personal estate on personal representative
s. 5Application to real estate of law affecting chattels real
s. 6Concurrence of all personal representatives necessary to conveyance of real estate
s. 7Interpretation of Part III
s. 8Summons of executor to prove or renounce
s. 9Cesser of right of executor to prove
s. 10Withdrawal of renunciation
s. 11Executor of executor represents original testator
s. 12Right of proving executors to exercise powers
s. 13Vesting of estate of intestate between death and grant of administration
s. 14Administration bonds
s. 15Discretion of court as to persons to whom administration is to be granted
s. 16Provisions as to the number of personal representatives
s. 17Power to grant representation of real and personal estate separately or together
s. 18Executor not to act while administration is in force
s. 19Administration pendente lite
s. 20Continuance of legal proceedings after revocation of temporary administration
s. 21Grant of special administration where personal representative is abroad
s. 22Administration with will annexed
s. 23Administration during minority of executor
s. 24Rights and liabilities of administrator
s. 25Duty of personal representative as to inventory
s. 26Rights of action by and against personal representative and effect of death on certain causes of action
s. 27Protection of persons acting on probate or administration
s. 28Liability of person fraudulently obtaining or retaining estate of deceased
s. 29Liability of estate of personal representative
s. 30Administration of estate falling to the State
s. 31Sealing in Belize of probate etc., already granted in United Kingdom or British possession
s. 32Special provisions for small estates
s. 33Real and personal estate of deceased are assets for payment of debt
s. 34Trust for sale
s. 35Right of beneficiary sui juris and absolutely entitled to take over property
s. 36Notice by executors and administrators for lodgement of claims
s. 37Duties of executors after expiration of period for lodging claims
s. 38Suspension of execution of judgments against deceased
s. 39Administration of assets where estate insolvent
s. 40Charges on property of deceased to be paid primarily out of the property charged
s. 41Effect of assent or transfer by personal representative
s. 42Obligations of personal representative as to giving possession of land and powers of the court
s. 43Right to follow property and powers of the court in relation thereto
s. 44Validity of conveyance not affected by revocation of representation
s. 45Powers of management
s. 46Powers of personal representative for raising money, etc
s. 47Power to appoint trustees of infant’s property
s. 48Power to postpone distribution
s. 49Duty of personal representative to file accounts
s. 50Procedure upon failure of legal personal representative to file an account
s. 51Examination of accounts by the accountant
s. 52Saving of right to institute proceedings
s. 53Remuneration of executors and administrators
s. 54Succession to real and personal estate on intestacy
s. 54ASuccession to the real and personal estate of a party to a common law union who dies intestate
s. 55Statutory trusts in favour of issue and other classes of relatives of intestate
s. 56Where trusts fail for want of issue attaining absolutely vested interest
s. 57Application to cases of partial intestacy
s. 58Construction of documents
s. 59Interpretation of “real and personal estate” in Part VI
s. 60Fees paid in excess repayable
s. 61Additional fees and amendment of return
s. 62Penalty for unauthorised intermeddling with effects, etc., of deceased
s. 63General savings
s. 64Application of Act
s. 65Application to State
s. 66Administration to be recorded
s. 67Original will to be recorded
s. 68Places for deposit of original wills and other documents
s. 69Official copies of will
s. 70Saving