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11. Section 61 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, is Amendment amended by the insertion of the words "in the Colony" after of Ordin the words "whole estate" in sub-sections (1) and (3) thereof. of 1897,
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12. Section 64 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, and Substitution the heading thereto are repealed' and the following heading for Ordin- and section are substituted :
ance No. 2 of 1897, s. 64 and heading.
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Estates of subordinate police and prisons officers. 64.-(1) Any person employed in the police force, not Summary above the rank of sub-inspector, and any person employed! administra- in the Prisons Department, not above the rank of principal estates of warder, who shall die whilst so employed, shall not be subordinate deemed to be within the meaning of the preceding provi- prisons sions of this Ordinance.
(2) The Inspector General of Police and the Superintendent of Prisons respectively are hereby constituted administrators of the estates of such persons in their departments and are required, without any legal formality, to get in and admin- ister the same, and, within one month after the death of any such person, to certify the same and the amount there- of to the Registrar of the court for registration in the court, and to pay over to the Treasurer the balance of every such estate, after payment of all lawful claims against the same.
(3) It shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary, in his discretion, on the application of the Inspector General of Police or the Superintendent of Prisons, as the case may be, to sign an order upon the Treasurer for the payment of the whole or any part of such balance to such person or person as may appear to hin, to be entitled thereto, and the Treasurer shall comply with such order.
police and
officers.
13. Sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 65 of the Pro- Amendment bates Ordinance, 1897, are renumbered as sub-sections (4) of Ordin- and (5) respectively, and the following sub-sections shall of 1897," be inserted at the end of sub-section (1):-
(2) Where such goods and effects have been handed over to, or taken possession of by, the Official Administrator, he may after such enquiry as he may think sufficient, dis- tribute them, in such manner as he may consider just and convenient, amongst the persons who may appear to him, in his discretion, to be entitled thereto or if he can find no such persons within six months of the time when the goods and effects come into his hands, then he shall sell them and pay the proceeds of sale into the Treasury, to a special account to be there kept for that purpose, or into the account of the Government at such Bank as the Treasurer may direct.
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(3) The provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordi- Ordinance nance, 1929, shall apply to moneys paid into any account No. 5 of under this section as they do to any balance of an intestate 1929, s. 4. estate under section 19.
Objects and Reasons.
1. Section 2 adds two sub-sections to section 11 of the principal Ordinance. The new sub-section (3) authorising the Official Administrator to employ a solicitor or other agent with the sanction of the court is derived from sec- tions 24 (10) and 61 (c) of Ordinance No. 10 of 1931.
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