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Administration of Estates (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

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Discretionary power to appoint administrator in certain casesN.I.

5.—(1) Where—

(a)a person has died, and

(b)by reason of any circumstances it appears to the High Court necessary or expedient to appoint an administrator under this Article,

the High Court may grant administration of the deceased person's estate, appointing as administrator such person as the High Court in its discretion thinks fit.

(2) Administration under this Article—

(a)may be granted whether the deceased person died before or after the end of the year 1955;

(b)may be limited as the High Court thinks fit.

(3) On administration being granted under this Article no person shall be or become entitled to administer the estate of the deceased person by virtue of the chain of representation.

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