PART XXVIII—GIFTS IN CONTEMPLATION OF DEATH.
179. Property transferable by gift made in contemplation of death.
(1) A man may dispose, by gift made in contemplation of death, of
any movable property which he could dispose of by will.
(2) A gift is said to be made in contemplation of death where a man
who is ill and expects to die shortly of his illness delivers to another the
possession of any movable property to keep as a gift in case the donor shall
die of that illness.
(3)
donor.
A gift made in contemplation of death may be resumed by the
(4) A gift made in contemplation of death does not take effect if the
donor recovers from the illness during which it was made nor if he survives
the person to whom it was made.
PART XXIX—GRANT OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
180. Character and property of executor or administrator.
The executor or administrator, as the case may be, of a deceased person is his
or her legal representative for all purposes, and all the property of the
deceased person vests in him or her as such.
181. Administration with copy annexed of authenticated copy of will
proved abroad.
When a will has been proved and deposited in a court of competent
jurisdiction, situate beyond the limits of Uganda, whether in the
Commonwealth or in a foreign country, and a properly authenticated copy of
the will is produced, letters of administration may be granted with a copy of
such copy annexed.
182. Probate only to appointed executor.
Probate can be granted only to an executor appointed by the will.
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