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The Administrators-General Act, 1963

Chapter III — RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL

Section 8Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends

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Section 8: Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends

8. Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends

The Administrator-General of the State shall be deemed by all the courts in the State to have a right to letters of administration other than letters pendente lite in preference to that of—

(a)

a creditor; or

(b)

a legatee, other than a universal legatee or a residuary legatee or the representative of a residuary legatee; or

(c)

a friend of the deceased.