(i)
(j)
(k)
By repealing section 43 thereof:
By repealing subsection (2) of section 50 thereof;
By substituting for section 87 thereof, the following,
87. In the absence of any intimation to the contrary in the will, ‘child’, ‘son’ or
‘daughter’ or any word which expresses relationship is to be understood as
including an illegitimate child and an adopted child.”
(l) In section 190, by inserting the words “but subject to the provisions of section
5 of the Administrator-General’s Act” immediately after the words “hereinafter
provided” occurring therein;
(m) In section 194, by substituting the words “magistrate, commissioner for oaths
or justice of the peace” for the words “a judge” occurring therein;
(n) In section 196, by substituting the expression “Subject to the provisions of
section 5 of the Administrator-General’s Act, when the deceased has made a will”
for the words “when the deceased has made a will” occurring at the beginning of
that section;
(o) In section 198, by substituting the words “the Administrator-General” for the
words “a creditor” occurring therein;
(p) By substituting for sections 201 to 203 inclusive the following sections,
201. Subject to the provisions of section 5 of the Administrator-General’s Act,
administration shall be granted to the person entitled to the greatest proportion of
the estate under section 28 of this Act.
202. Administration shall not be granted to any relative if there is some other
relative or an appointed customary heir entitled to a greater proportion of the
estate until a citation has been issued and published in the manner hereinafter
provided calling on such other relative or heir to accept or refuse letters of
administration.
203. If there are two or more persons who are entitled to the same proportion of
the estate, such persons are equally entitled to administration and a grant may be
made to any one or some of them without any citation of the others.”
(q) By repealing section 205 thereof;
(r) By inserting immediately after section 226 thereof, the following new section,
226A. (1) Where any part of an estate in respect of which a person applied for a
grant of probated or letters of administration consists of land which could not
have been transferred to such person by the deceased during his life time without
first obtaining the consent of some person or body under any written law for the
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