Section 31
Advocates
of Small Estates (Distribution) Act 1955
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Section 31
(1)
No advocate shall be entitled to appear on behalf of any party in any proceedings before the Estate Distribution Officer under this Act except with the permission of the Estate Distribution Officer, who may grant or withhold such permission in each case as he thinks fit.
(2)
No solicitor’s costs shall be allowed out of any small estate except that in a case where the estate exceeds three thousand ringgit in value, the Estate Distribution Officer may, for special reasons stated in the order, allow such costs to an amount not exceeding the amount of such costs as might be awarded in a Sessions Court in a comparable proceeding.