Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955 · Updated to 15 Jul 2024 · Part II · Administration of Small Estates
17. Subsequent applications
Feedback & supportWhere it becomes necessary to appoint a new trustee or a new administrator or to make any other or further order or to withdraw a caveat, the party interested may make an application to the Estate
Distribution Officer in the prescribed form or in any other form which the Estate Distribution Officer may permit, and thereupon the Estate
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under section 30;
Distribution Officer shall investigate the matter and cause notice to be given to any other party affected and if the matter is contentious, he shall set it down for hearing in the same manner as a petition for distribution under this Act and after the investigation or hearing, he shall make such order or do any other act as may be necessary to give effect to his decision and if necessary shall arrange for the order so far as it relates to land to be registered as may be necessary.
petition for distribution
“petition for distribution” means a petition for the distribution of a small estate lodged under section 8;
Where a minor beneficiary has attained majority, or a person of unsound mind has been certified by a Government Medical Officer that the person is no longer a person of unsound mind, the Estate
Distribution Officer may either request the Land Administrator or
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means— (a) in relation to Sarawak, the District Officer appointed for a district and includes any Assistant District Officer or Sarawak Administrative Officer appointed for the district or part thereof; (b) in relation to Sabah, the Collector of Land Revenue appointed for a district and includes any Assistant Collector of Land Revenue appointed for the district or part thereof; and NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 which comes into operation on 31 January 2017―see subsection 620(1)…
Registrar of Titles to withdraw the caveat to enable the trustee to transfer the interest to the beneficiary or make an order transmitting the interest from the trustee to the beneficiary as proprietor and in the latter case, an order withdrawing the caveat may be incorporated in the same instrument as the transmission.
Registrar of Titles
“Registrar of Titles” includes a Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 3 of the Land Code of Sarawak;
The Estate Distribution Officer may for any cause he thinks fit at any time either of his own motion or on the application of any beneficiary or creditor, revoke any grant of administration made by
Estate Distribution Officer
“Estate Distribution Officer” means an officer appointed under section 2C;
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him and may likewise order any administrator to file accounts or to supply such other particulars concerning the administration of the estate as he may require.