false inventory or account under this section shall be deemed to be an offence
under section 94 of the Penal Code Act.
279. Property of deceased.
An executor or administrator shall collect, with reasonable diligence, the
property of the deceased, and the debts that were due to him or her at the time
of his or her death.
280. Expenses to be paid in priority.
Funeral expenses to a reasonable amount, according to the degree and quality
of the deceased, and deathbed charges, including fees for medical attendance,
and board and lodging for one month previous to his or her death, are to be
paid before all debts.
281. Expenses to be paid next after such expenses.
The expenses of obtaining probate or letters of administration, including the
costs incurred for or in respect of any judicial proceedings that may be
necessary for administering the estate, are to be paid next after the funeral
expenses and deathbed charges.
282. Wages and other debts.
Wages due for services rendered to the deceased within three months
preceding his or her death by any labourer, artisan or domestic servant are
next to be paid, and then the other debts of the deceased.
283. All other debts to be paid equally and rateably.
Except as provided in sections 280, 281 and 282, no creditor is to have a
right of priority over another by reason that his or her debt is secured by an
instrument under seal, or on any other account; but the executor or
administrator shall pay all such debts as he or she knows of, including his or
her own, equally and rateably, as far as the assets of the deceased will extend.
284. Payment of debts where domicile not in Uganda.
If the domicile of the deceased was not in Uganda, the application of his or
her movable property to the payment of his or her debts is to be regulated by
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