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No. 2 of 1897.
Administra-
tion of oaths, etc.
PROBATES.
10. (1) The Registrar of the Supreme Court, and any other person whom the Chief Justice may under the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint for that purpose shall respectively have full power to administer oaths and to perform such other duties in reference to matters and causes testamentary as may be assigned to them by any rules and orders made under this Ordinance.
[20 & 21 Vict. c. 77 s. 27.]
(2) Every commissioner for taking oaths in the Supreme Court in its Original Jurisdiction shall be a commissioner for taking oaths in the Court.
Registrar to be Official Administra-
tor.
Effect of grant to Official Administra-
tor.
Re-vesting of property on vacation of office.
Power to Official Administrator to take possession of property of deceased person until grant.
PART II.
THE OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.
11. (1) The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall be ex officio Official Administrator under this Ordinance.
(2) In all cases the Official Administrator shall be subject to the immediate control and act under the direction of the Court.
12. A grant of administration to the Official Administrator, whether the name of the grantee, the officer holding the appointment at the time of the grant, is or is not mentioned therein, shall be deemed to have been made and to be made, as the case may be, to him and his successors in office.
13. All property vested in the Official Administrator for the time being by virtue of any grant of administration made to him or any predecessor in office or otherwise shall, on his vacating or otherwise ceasing to hold the office, be deemed to be vested in his successor without any further transfer or conveyance.
14. (1) It shall be lawful for the Official Administrator, whenever he thinks it expedient to do so and upon such evidence of death as he deems sufficient, to receive or take possession of the private papers, moneys, goods, chattels, and other movable property whatsoever of any deceased person which may be found within the Colony, and to provide for the safe custody thereof, until probate of the will of such deceased person or administration of his estate has been granted by the Court: Provided always that the Official Administrator may, in lieu thereof, if he thinks fit, issue forthwith a commission of appraisement of all or any of such property.
*As amended by No. 1 of 1912.
*As amended by No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912.
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