3 Administration of small estates
Public Trustee Act 1906 (1906 c 55) | Legislation

(1) In the Administration of Small estates

3  Administration of small estates

(1)     Any person who in the opinion of the public trustee would be entitled to apply to the court for an order for the administration by the court of an estate, the gross capital value whereof is proved to the satisfaction of the public trustee to be less than one thousand pounds, may apply to the public trustee to administer the estate, and, where any such application is made and it appears to the public trustee that the persons beneficially entitled are persons of small means, the public trustee shall administer the estate, unless he sees good reason for refusing to do so.

(2)     On the public trustee undertaking, by declaration

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