Administration of Estates Act 1925
Administration of Estates Act 1925 (1925 c. 23)
- Administration of Estates Act 1925 (1925 c. 23)
- Part I Devolution of Real Estate
- 1 Devolution of real estate on personal representative.
- 2 Application to real estate of law affecting chattels real.
- 3 Interpretation of Part I.
- Part II Executors and Administrators
- General Provisions
- 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 5 Cesser of right of executor to prove.
- 6 Withdrawal of renunciation.
- 7 Executor of executor represents original testator.
- 8 Right of proving executors to exercise powers.
- 9 Vesting of estate in Public Trustee where intestacy or lack of executors.
- 10—14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 15 Executor not to act while administration is in force.
- 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 17 Continuance of legal proceedings after revocation of temporary administration.
- 18—20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 21 Rights and liabilities of administrator.
- 21A Debtor who becomes creditor’s executor by representation or administrator to account for debt to estate.
- Special Provisions as to Settled Land
- 22 Special executors as respects settled land.
- 23 Provisions where, as respects settled land, representation is not granted to the trustees of the settlement.
- 24 Power for special personal representatives to dispose of settled land.
- Duties, Rights, and Obligations
- 25 Duty of personal representatives.
- 26 Rights of action by and against personal representative.
- 27 Protection of persons acting on probate or administration.
- 28 Liability of person fraudulently obtaining or retaining estate of deceased.
- 29 Liability of estate of personal representative.
- 30 Provisions applicable where administration granted to nominee of the Crown.
- 31 Power to make rules.
- Part III Administration of Assets
- 32 Real and personal estate of deceased are assets for payment of debts.
- 33 Trust for sale.
- 34 Administration of assets.
- 35 Charges on property of deceased to be paid primarily out of the property charged.
- 36 Effect of assent or conveyance by personal representative.
- 37 Validity of conveyance not affected by revocation of representation.
- 38 Right to follow property and powers of the court in relation thereto.
- 39 Powers of management.
- 40 Powers of personal representative for raising money, &c.
- 41 Powers of personal representative as to appropriation.
- 42 Power to appoint trustees of infants’ property.
- 43 Obligations of personal representative as to giving possession of land and powers of the court.
- 44 Power to postpone distribution.
- Part IV Distribution of Residuary Estate
- 45 Abolition of descent to heir, curtesy, dower and escheat.
- 46 Succession to real and personal estate on intestacy.
- 46A Disclaimer or forfeiture on intestacy
- 47 Statutory trusts in favour of issue and other classes of relatives of intestate.
- 47A Right of surviving spouse to have own life interest redeemed.
- 48 Powers of personal representative in respect of interests of surviving spouse.
- 49 Application to cases of partial intestacy.
- 50 Construction of documents.
- 51 Savings.
- 52 Interpretation of Part IV.
- Part V Supplemental
- 53 General savings.
- 54 Application of Act.
- 55 Definitions.
- 56 Repeal.
- 57 Application to Crown.
- 58 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- Part I . . .
- Part II Order of Application of Assets where the Estate is solvent
- SCHEDULE 1A Determination of the fixed net sum
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