CHAPTER 162 THE SUCCESSION ACT. Commencement: 15 February, 1906. An Act relating to succession. PART I—PRELIMINARY. 1. Act to constitute the law of Uganda in cases of succession. Except as provided by this Act, or by any other law for the time being in force, the provisions in this Act shall constitute the law of Uganda applicable to all cases of intestate or testamentary succession. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— (a) “administrator” means a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person when there is no executor; (b) “child”, “children”, “issue” and “lineal descendant” include legitimate, illegitimate and adopted children; (c) “codicil” means an instrument explaining, altering or adding to a will and which is considered as being part of the will; (d) “court” means the High Court or a magistrate’s court other than a magistrate’s court presided over by a magistrate grade II; (e) “customary heir” means the person recognised by the rites and customs of the tribe or community of a deceased person as being the customary heir of that person; (f) “daughter” includes a stepdaughter, an illegitimate daughter and a daughter adopted in any manner recognised as lawful by the law of Uganda; (g) “dependent relative” includes— (i) a wife, a husband, a son or daughter under eighteen years of age or a son or daughter of or above eighteen years of age who is wholly or substantially dependent on the deceased; (ii) a parent, a brother or sister, a grandparent or grandchild who, on the date of the deceased’s death, was wholly or