CAP. 73]
Intestates' Estates
[1986 Ed.
CHAPTER 73
Originally 1 of 1971.
49 of 1971.
39 of 1972. L.N. 171/74. L.N. 220/83. 62 of 1984.
32/40
L.N. 122/71.
INTESTATES' ESTATES
To amend the law relating to the distribution of intestates' estates.
[7 October 1971.]
Short title.
Interpretation.
1925 c. 23, s. 55(1).
1925 c. 23, s. 55(1).
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Intestates' Estates Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires
"court" means the High Court;
"estate" means real and personal estate;
"husband" and "wife", in relation to a person, mean a husband or wife of that person by a valid marriage;
"intestate" includes a person who leaves a will but dies intestate as to some beneficial interest in his estate;
"personal chattels" means motor cars and accessories, garden effects, horses, domestic animals, plate, plated articles, linen, china, glass, books, pictures, prints, furniture, jewellery, antiques, curios, articles of household or personal use or ornament, musical and scientific instruments and apparatus, wines, liquors and consumable stores; but does not include any chattels used exclusively or principally at the death of the intestate for business or professional purposes nor money or securities for money;
"residuary estate" means every beneficial interest in an estate as to which a person dies intestate, after payment of all such funeral and administration expenses, debts and other liabilities as are properly payable thereout, which (otherwise than in right of a power of appointment) he could, if of full age and capacity, have disposed of by his will.
(2) References in this Ordinance to a child or issue of any person shall mean-
(a) a child of a valid marriage to which that person was a party;
(b) if that person is a female, a child of a valid marriage to which her last husband and another female were parties; and (Amended, 49 of 1971, s. 2)