THE SUCCESSION (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1972. A Decree To Amend The Succession Act To Provide For Succession To The Estates Of Persons Dying Intestate, Restriction On Disposal Of Property By Will And For Certain Other Matters Connected Therewith. 1. The Succession Act is hereby amended, (a) By submitting for section 3 thereof, the following, 2. (1) In this Act unless the context other wise requires, ‘Administrator’ means a person appointed by a court to administer the estate of a deceased person when there is no executor; ‘Child’, ‘children’, ‘issue’ and ‘lineal descendant’ include legitimate, illegitimate and adopted children; ‘Codicil’ means an instrument explaining, altering or adding to a will and which is considered as being part of the will; ‘Court’ means the High Court or a magistrates’ court other than a magistrates’ court presided over by a magistrate grade II; ‘Customary heir’ means the person recognized by the rites and customs of the tribe or community of a deceased person as being the customary heir of that person; ‘Daughter’ includes a stepdaughter, an illegitimate daughter and a daughter adopted in any manner-recognized ad lawful by the law of Uganda; ‘Dependent relative’ includes, (a) 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; (b) A parent, a brother or sister, a grandparent or grandchild who, on the date of the deceased’s death, was wholly or substantially dependant on the deceased for the provision of the ordinary necessities of life suitable to a person of his station; ‘Executor’ means a person appointed in the last will of a deceased person to execute the terms of the will; ‘Grandchild’ means a son or daughter of a son or daughter; ‘Grandparent’ means a parent of a parent; ‘Husband’ means a person, who, at the time of the intestate’s death was,