time being in force, such person may only be granted probate or letters of administration subject to the exception of such land there from. (2) Letters of administration limited to land excepted under the foregoing subsection shall, on the application of the Administrator-General or any person beneficially interested, or his guardian, be granted to the Administrator-General and no consent under any written law shall be required to such grant.” (s) For section 232 thereof, by substituting the following, 234. (1) Jurisdiction to grant probate and letters of administration under this Act shall be exercised by the High Court and a magistrate’s court in accordance with the provisions of the Administration of Estates (Small Estates) (Special Provisions) Decree, 1972. (2) Any reference in this or any other part of this Act to the expression ‘a district delegate’ shall be construed as a reference to a magistrate’s court.” (t) By repealing section 241 thereof; (u) By inserting immediately after section 250 thereof, the following, 250A. Nothing in this part of this Act shall be deemed to preclude, (a) The Administrator-General from applying to the court for letters of administration; (b) The court from granting letters of administration to the AdministratorGeneral, in any case where the court is empowered under this or any other part of this Act to grant letters of administration to any person other than an executor appointed under the will of the testator.” (u) By repealing section 255 thereof; (w) In section 260, by substituting for the words “Every person to whom any grant of letters of administration is committed shall” occurring therein the words “The court may before committing a grant of letters of administration to any person require such to” (x) In section 272, by inserting immediately before the full stop the words “subject to the provisions of section 27 of and schedule 2 to this Act” (y) In section 280, by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1) of section 280 thereof, and by adding thereto the following, “(2) On the completion of the administration of an estate, other than administered under the Administration of Estates (Small Estates) Provisions) Decree, 1972, an executor or an administrator shall file in final accounts relating to the estate verified by an affidavit two copies shall be transmitted by the court to the Administrator-General.” an estate (Special court the of which