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Power to direct Administrator General to apply for administration. \r\n11. Power to direct Administrator General to collect and hold assets until \r\nright of succession or administration is determined. \r\n12. Grant of probate or letters of administration to person appearing in the \r\ncourse of proceedings taken by Administrator General under sections 9, \r\n10 and 11. \r\n13. Grant of administration to Administrator General in certain cases. \r\n14. Administrator General not precluded from applying for letters within one \r\nmonth after death. \r\n15. [Omitted] \r\n16. [Omitted] \r\n17. [Omitted] \r\n18. Recall of Administrator General’s administratio n, and grant of probate, \r\netc., to executor or next-of-kin. \r\n19. Cost of obtaining administration, etc., may, on revocation, be ordered to \r\nbe paid to Administrator General out of assets. \r\n20. After revocation, letters granted to Administrator General to be deemed \r\nas to him to have been voidable only. \r\n21. Payments made by Administrator General prior to revocation. \r\n22. Administrator General’s petition for grant of letters of administration. \r\n23. Name in which probate or letters to be granted.  \r\n24. Effect of probate or letters granted to Administrator General. \r\n25. Transfer by privat e executor or administrator of interest under probate \r\nor letters. \r\n26. Distribution of assets. \r\n27. Appointment of Official Trustee as trus tee of assets after completion of \r\nadministration. \r\n28. Power for High Court to give directions regarding administrati on of \r\nestate. \r\n29. No security nor oath to be required from Administrator General. \r\nManner in which petitions to be verified by Administrator General and \r\nhis Deputy. \r\nEntry of Administrator-General not to constitute notice of a trust. \r\n30. Power to examine on oath. \r\n31. In what case Administrator General may grant certificate.  \r\n32. Grant of certificate to creditors and power to take charge of certain \r\nestates. \r\n33. Administrator General not bound to grant certificate un less satisfied of \r\nclaimant’s title, etc. \r\n34. Effect of certificate. \r\n35. Revocation of certificate. \r\n36. Surrender of revoked certificate. \r\n37. Administrator General not bound to take out administration on account \r\nof assets for which he has granted certificate. \r\n38. Transfer of certain assets f rom Pakistan to executor or administrator in \r\ncountry of domicile for distribution.  \r\n39.  Liability of Government. \r\n40. Creditors’ suits against Administrator General. \r\n41. Notice of suit not required in certain cases. \r\nPART IV \r\nFees \r\n42. Fees. \r\n43. Disposal of fees. \r\nPART V \r\nAudit of the Administrator General’s Accounts \r\n44. Audit of Administrator General’s Accounts. \r\n45. Auditors to examine accounts and report to Government. \r\n46. Power of auditors to summon and examine witnesses, and to call for \r\ndocuments. \r\n47. Costs of audit, etc. \r\nPART VI \r\nMiscellaneous \r\n48. General Powers of administration. \r\n49. Power of person beneficially interested to inspect Administrator \r\nGeneral’s accounts, etc., and take copies. \r\n50. Power to make rules. \r\n51. False evidence. \r\n52. Assets unclaimed for twelve years to be transferred to Government. \r\n53. Mode of proceeding by cla imant to recover principal money so \r\ntransferred. \r\n54. District Judge in certain cases to take charge of property of deceased \r\npersons, and to report to Administrator General. \r\n55. Succession Act and Companies Act not to affect Administrator General, \r\nand saving of provisions of Presidency Police Acts as to petty estates. \r\n56. Order of Court to be equivalent to decree. \r\n57. Provision for administration by Consular Office r in case of death in \r\ncertain circumstances of foreign subject. \r\n58. [Omitted] \r\n59. Saving of provisions of Registration Act, 1908. \r\n59A. [Omitted] \r\n60. [Omitted] \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL’S ACT, 1913 \r\n(III of 1913) \r\n[7 March 1913] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto consolidate and amend the Law relating to the office and duties of Administrator \r\nGeneral. \r\n WHEREAS it is exp edient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the \r\noffice and duties of Administrator General; It is hereby enacted as follows: \r\nPART I \r\nPreliminary \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the  \r\nAdministrator General's Act, 1913. \r\n(2) \r\n2\r\n[It extends to the whole of the Punjab.] \r\n(3) It shall come into force on such  date as the \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[Federal Government]] \r\nmay, by notification in the \r\n5\r\n[Official Gazette], direct. \r\n2. Interpretation clause.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the \r\nsubject or context,– \r\n(1) “assets” means all the property, moveable and immoveab le, of a \r\ndeceased person, which is chargeable with, and applicable to, the \r\npayment of his debts and le gacies, or available for distribution among \r\nhis heirs and next-of-kin: \r\n(2) “exempted person” means \r\n6\r\n[a] \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[*] Christian], a Hindu, Muhammadan, \r\nParsi or Buddhist, or a person exempted under section \r\n3\r\n[3 of the \r\nSuccession Act, 1925], from the operation of that Act: \r\n \r\n1\r\nFor Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1912, Pt. V, p. 188; for Report of Select Committee,  see ibid., \r\n1913, Pt. V, p. 3; and for Proceedings in Council, see ibid., 1912, Pt. VI, p. 697 and ibid., 1913, Pt. VI, pp. 14, 28 and 64. This \r\nAct has been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchistan, see G.G.O. 3 of 1950 ; and applied in the Federated Ar eas of \r\nBaluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I, p. 1499 . This Act received the assent of Governor General on 27.02.1913 and \r\npublished in the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated March 1, 1913, pp. 9-20 and also published in the Punjab Gazette, Part IV, \r\ndated March 7, 1913, pp. 9-20. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 2. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the words “Governor General in Council” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, \r\ndated 18th March, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted for the words “Central Government ” by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (Order No. 4 of 1975), dated \r\n1st August, 1975, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated August 1, 1975, pp. 435-467. \r\n5\r\nSubstituted for the words “Gazette of India” by the Government of India  (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th \r\nMarch, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 4. \r\n6\r\nSubstituted for the word “an” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 195 1), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated May 12, 1951, pp. 340-388. \r\n(3) \r\n4\r\n[\r\n5\r\n[“Government” means the Government of the Punjab.]] \r\n(4) \r\n6\r\n[\r\n7\r\n[* * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n(5) “Letters of Administration” includes any letters of administration, \r\nwhether general or with a copy of the will annexed, or limited in time or \r\notherwise: \r\n(6) “next-of-kin” includes a widower or widow of a deceased person, or any \r\nother person who by law would be entitled to letters of administration in \r\npreference to a creditor or legatee of the deceased:  \r\n(7) \r\n8\r\n[* * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n(8) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this Act: \r\n(9) \r\n9\r\n[* * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n(10) \r\n10\r\n[* * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n11\r\n[(11) \r\n12\r\n[* * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n13\r\n[(12) \r\n14\r\n[* * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n15\r\n[(13) \r\n1\r\n[* * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the words “Indian Chris tian” by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949, dated 25 th March, \r\n1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949, pp. 223-258. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the word “Pakistani” by the Administrator General’s (Amend ment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, \r\n2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 3. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the figures, words and commas “332 of the  Indian Succession Act, 1865” by the Federal Laws (Revision and \r\nDeclaration) Ordinance, 1981 (Ordinanc e No. XXVII of 1981), dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, published in the \r\nGazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148. \r\n5\r\nSubstituted by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V  of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 3. \r\n6\r\nSubstituted for the words ““Indian Christian” means a Native of India” by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, \r\n1949, dated 25th March, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949, pp. 223-258. \r\n7\r\nOmitted by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11th February, 2012, published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 3. \r\n8\r\nOmitted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18th March, 1937, published in the Gazette \r\nof India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 2. \r\n9\r\nIbid.  \r\n10\r\nIbid. \r\n11\r\nAdded by the Official Trustees and Administrator General’s Acts Amendment Act, 1922 (XXI of 1922), publish ed in the \r\nGazette of India, Part IV, dated October 7, 1922, p. 86, s. 5 of Part II. \r\n12\r\nOmitted by the Government of India (Adaptation  of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, published in the \r\nGazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 2. \r\n13\r\nInserted by the Order ibid., s. 2. \r\n14\r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1981 (XXVII of 1981), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n15\r\nInserted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, published in the \r\nGazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 2. \r\nPART II \r\nThe Office of Administrator General \r\n3. \r\n2\r\n[Appointment of \r\n3\r\n[Administrator] General .– (1) \r\n4\r\n[\r\n5\r\n[The Government shall \r\nappoint an Administrator General.]] \r\n(2) No person shall be appointed to the office of the Administrator Gen eral \r\nwho is not an advocate practicing in \r\n6\r\n[the High Court] or a person already in the \r\nservice of the State.] \r\n4. Appointment and powers of Deputy Administrators General .– The \r\nGovernment may appoint a Deputy or Deputies to assist the Administrator General; \r\nand any Deputy so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Government and the \r\ngeneral or special orders of the Administrator General, be competent to discharge \r\nany of the duties and to exercise any of the powers of the Administrator General, and \r\nwhen discharging such duties or exercising such powers shall have the same \r\nprivileges and be subject to the same liabilities as the Administrator General. \r\n5. Administrator General to be a corporation sole, to have perpetual \r\nsuccession and official seal, and to  sue and be sued in his corporate name .– \r\nThe Administrator General shall be a corporation sole by the n ame of the \r\nAdministrator General \r\n7\r\n[* * \r\n8\r\n[*] *] and, as such Administrator General, shall have \r\nperpetual succession and an official seal, and may sue and be sued in his corporate \r\nname. \r\nPART III \r\nRights, Powers, Duties and Liabilities of the Administrator General \r\n(a) Grants of Letters of Administration and Probate \r\n6. \r\n9\r\n[ * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n7. Administrator General entitled to letters of administration, unless \r\ngranted to next -of-kin.– Any letters of administration, which are granted after the \r\n \r\n1\r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 1951), published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated May 12, 1951, pp. 340-388. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the word “Administrators” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th \r\nFebruary, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 4. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted by the Governmen t of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, published in the \r\nGazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n5\r\nSubstituted by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 4. \r\n6\r\nSubstituted for the words “a High Court” by the Act ibid., s. 8. \r\n7\r\nOmitted the words “of the Pro vince for which he is appointed ” by the Administ rator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 ( V of 2012), \r\ndated 11th February, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 5. \r\n8\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n9\r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gaze tte of Pakistan, \r\nPart I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\ncommencement of this  Act by the High Court     \r\n1\r\n[* *], shall be granted to the \r\nAdministrator General \r\n2\r\n[* * * \r\n3\r\n[*\r\n4\r\n[*]]], unless they are granted to the next -of-kin of the \r\ndeceased. \r\n8. Administrator General entitled to letters of administration in preference \r\nto creditor, non-universal legatee or friend.– The Administrator General \r\n5\r\n[* * *] \r\n6\r\n[* * \r\n7\r\n[\r\n8\r\n[*]]] shall be deemed by all the Courts in the \r\n9\r\n[\r\n10\r\n[Province]] to have a right to letters \r\nof administration other than letters pendente lite in preference to that of– \r\n(a) a creditor; or \r\n(b) a legatee other than an universal legatee; or \r\n(c) a friend of the deceased. \r\n9. \r\n11\r\n[When Administrator General is to administer estates of persons othe r \r\nthan exempted persons .– If any person, not being an exempted person, has died \r\nleaving within the Prov ince assets exceeding the value of one hundred thousand \r\nrupees and if no person to whom any Court would have jurisdiction to commit \r\nadministration of suc h assets has, within one month after his death, applied in the \r\nProvince for probate of his will, or for  letters of administration of his estate, the \r\nAdministrator General shall, subject to any rules made by the Government, within a \r\nreasonable time after he  has had notice of the death of such person, and of his \r\nhaving left such assets, take such proceedings as may be necessary to obtain from \r\nthe High Court letters of administration of the estate of such person.] \r\n10. Power to direct Administrator General to a pply for administration .– \r\nWhenever any person has died leaving assets within the local limits of the or dinary \r\n \r\n1\r\nOmitted the words “at any presidency -town” by the Government of India (A daptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n2\r\nOmitted the words “of the Province” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 dated 11th February, 2012, published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 6. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8th July, 1981, published in \r\nthe Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n5\r\nOmitted the words “of the Presidency” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), d ated 11th February, 2012, \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 5. \r\n6\r\nOmitted ibid. \r\n7\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n8\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8th July, 1981, published in \r\nthe Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n9\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of In dian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3.  \r\n10\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n11\r\nSubstituted by the Administrator General ’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 7. \r\noriginal civil jurisdiction of \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[the High Court]], the Court, on being satisfied that \r\ndanger is to be apprehended of misappropriation, deteriora tion or waste of such \r\nassets unless letters of administration of the estate of such person are granted,  may \r\nupon the application of the Administrator General or of any person interested in such \r\nassets or in the due administration thereof, make an order, up on such terms as to \r\nindemnifying the Administrator General against costs and other expenses as the \r\nCourt thinks fit, directing the Administrator General to apply for letters of \r\nadministration of the estate of such person: \r\n Provided that, in the case of an a pplication being made under this section for \r\nletters of administration of the estate of an exempted pe rson, the Court may refuse \r\nto grant letters of administration, if it is satisfied that such grant is unnecessary for \r\nthe protection of the assets; and in such case the Court shall make such order as to \r\nthe costs of the application as it thinks fit. \r\n11. Power to direct Administrator General to collect and hold assets until \r\nright of succession or administration is determined .– (1) Whenever any person \r\nhas died leaving assets within the local limits of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction \r\nof \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[the High Court]], \r\n and such Court is satisfied that there is no person immediately available, who \r\nis legally entitled to the succession to such assets, or that danger is to be \r\napprehended of misappropriation, deterioration or waste of such assets, before it can \r\nbe determined who may be legally entitled to the succession thereto, or whether the \r\nAdministrator General is entitled to letters of administration of the estate of such \r\ndeceased person,  \r\n the Court may, upon the application of the Administrator General or of an y \r\nperson interested in such assets, or in the due administration thereof, forthwith direct \r\nthe Administrator General to collect and take possession of such a ssets, and to hold, \r\ndeposit, realize, sell or invest the same according to the directions of the Co urt, and \r\nin default of any such directions according to the provisions of this Act so far as the \r\nsame are applicable to such assets. \r\n(2) Any order of the Cou rt made under the provisions of this section shall \r\nentitle the Administrator General, \r\n(a) to maintain any suit or proceeding for the recovery of such assets, and  \r\n(b) if he thinks fit, to apply for letters of administration of the estate of such \r\ndeceased person, and \r\n(c) to retain out of the assets of the estate any fees chargeable under rules \r\nmade under this Act, and to reimburse himself for all payments made \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the words “the High Court of East Pakistan or the High Court of West Pakistan”  by the Federal Laws (Revision \r\nand Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I,  dated July 8, 1981, pp. \r\n345-412. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the words “a High Court” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 20 12 (V of 2012), dated 11 th \r\nFebruary, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 8. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the word s “any of the said High Courts” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1 981, \r\ndated 8th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted for the words  “a High Court” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th \r\nFebruary, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 8. \r\nby him in respect of such assets which a private administrator might \r\nlawfully have made. \r\n12. Grant of probate or letters of administration to person appearing in the \r\ncourse of proceedings taken by A dministrator General under sections 9, 10 \r\nand 11.– If, in the course of proceedings to obtain letters of administration under the \r\nprovisions of section 9, se ction 10, or section 11, any person appears and \r\nestablishes his claim– \r\n(a) to probate of the will of the deceased; or  \r\n(b) to letters of administration as next -of-kin of the deceased, and gives \r\nsuch security as may be required of him by law,  \r\n the Court shall grant probate of the will or letters of administration accordingly, \r\nand shall award to the Admi nistrator General the costs of any proceedings taken by \r\nhim, under those sections to be paid out of the estate as part of the testamentary or \r\nintestate expenses thereof. \r\n13. Grant of administration to Administrator General in certain cases .– If, in \r\nthe course of proceedings to obtain letters of administration under the provisions of \r\nsection 9, section 10 or section 11, no person appears and establishes his clai m to \r\nprobate of a will, or to a grant of letters of administration as next -of-kin of the \r\ndeceased, within such period as to the Court seems reasonable, \r\n or if a person who has established his claim to a grant of letters of \r\nadministration as next -of-kin of t he deceased fails to give such security as may be \r\nrequired of him by law,  \r\n the Court may grant letters of administration to the Administrator General. \r\n14. Administrator General not precluded from applying for letters within one \r\nmonth after death .– Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to preclude the \r\nAdministrator General from applying to the Court for  letters of administration in any \r\ncase within the period of one month from the death of the deceased. \r\n(b) Estates of Persons subject to the Army Act \r\n1\r\n[or the Air Force Act] \r\n15. \r\n2\r\n[ * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n16. \r\n3\r\n[ * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n17. \r\n4\r\n[ * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n(c) Revocation of Grants \r\n \r\n1\r\nInserted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1927 ( X of 1927), published in the Gazette of India, Part -IV, dated September \r\n10, 1927, pp. 29-37, s. 2 and Schedule I. \r\n2\r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n3\r\nIbid. \r\n4\r\nIbid. \r\n18. Recall of Administrator General’s administration, and grant of probate, \r\netc., to executor or next-of-kin.– If an executor or next-of-kin of the deceased, who \r\nhas not been personally served with a citation or who has not had  notice thereof in \r\ntime to appear pursuant thereto establishes to the satisfaction of the Court a claim to \r\nprobate of a will or to letters of administration in preference to the Administrator \r\nGeneral, any letters of administration granted in accordance wit h the provisions of \r\nthis Act to the Administrator General may be revoked, and probate or letters of \r\nadministration may be granted to such executor or next-of-kin as the case may be: \r\n Provided that no letters of administration granted to the Administrator G eneral \r\nshall be revoked for the cause aforesaid, except in cases in which a will of the \r\ndeceased is proved in the \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[Province]] , unless the application for that purpose is \r\nmade within six months after the grant to the Administrator General and the Court is \r\nsatisfied that there has been no unreasonable delay in making the applica tion, or in \r\ntransmitting the authority under which the application is made. \r\n19. Cost of obtaining administration, etc., may, on revocation, be ordered to \r\nbe paid to Administrator General out of assets .– If any letters of administration \r\ngranted to the Administrator General in accordance with the provisions of this Act are \r\nrevoked, the Court may order  the costs of obtaining such letters of administration, \r\nand the whole or any part of any fees which would otherwise have been payable \r\nunder this Act, together wi th the costs of the Administrator General in any \r\nproceedings taken to obtain such revocation, t o be paid to or retained by the \r\nAdministrator General out of the estate:  \r\n Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of clause (c) of \r\nsub-section (2) of section 11. \r\n20. After revocation, letters granted to Administrator General to b e deemed \r\nas to him to have been voidable only .– If any letters of administration granted to \r\nthe Administrator General in accordance with the provisions of this Ac t are revoked, \r\nthe same shall, so far as regards the Administrator General and all persons act ing \r\nunder his authority in pursuance thereof, be deemed to have been only voidable, \r\nexcept as to any act done by any such Administrator General or other person as  \r\naforesaid, after notice of a will or of any other fact which would render such letters \r\nvoid: \r\n Provided that no notice of a will or of any other fact which would render any \r\nsuch letters void shall affect the Administrator General or any person acting under \r\nhis authority in pursuance of such letters unless, within the period of one month from \r\nthe time of giving such notice, proceedings are commenced to prove the will, or to \r\ncause the letters to be revoked, and such proceedings are prosecuted without \r\nunreasonable delay. \r\n21. Payments made by Administrator General prior to revocation .– If any \r\nletters of administration granted to the Administrator General in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of this Act are revoked, upon the grant of probate of a will, or upon the \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the word “ presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of  Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, \r\n2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 9. \r\ngrant of letters of administration with a copy of the will annexed, all payments made \r\nor acts d one by or under the authority of the Administrator General in pursuance of \r\nsuch letters administration, prior to the revocation, which would have been valid \r\nunder any letters of administration lawfully granted to him with a copy of such will \r\nannexed, shall be deemed valid notwithstanding such revocation. \r\n(d) General. \r\n22. Administrator General’s petition for grant of letters of administration .– \r\nWhenever any Administr ator General applies for letters of administration in \r\naccordance with the provisions of this Act, it shall be sufficient if the petition required \r\nto be presented for the grant of such letters states,  \r\n(i) the time and place of the death of the deceased to the best of the \r\nknowledge and belief of the petitioner,  \r\n(ii) the names and addresses of the surviving next-of-kin of the deceased \r\nif known,  \r\n(iii) the particulars and value of the assets likely to come into the hands of \r\nthe petitioner,  \r\n(iv) particulars of the liabilities of the estate if known. \r\n23. \r\n1\r\n[Name in which probate or letters to be grante d.– All probates or letters of \r\nadministration granted to any Administrator -General shall be granted to him by that \r\nname.] \r\n24. Effect of probate or letters granted to Administrator General.– Probate or \r\nletters of administration granted by the High Court \r\n2\r\n[* * *] to the Administrator \r\nGeneral \r\n3\r\n[* *\r\n4\r\n[\r\n5\r\n[*]]] shall have effect over all the assets of the deceased throughout \r\n6\r\n[the \r\n7\r\n[\r\n8\r\n[Province]], and shall be conclusive as to the representative title against all \r\ndebtors of the deceased and all persons holding such assets, and shall afford full \r\nindemnity to all debtors paying their debts and all persons delivering up such assets \r\nto such Administrator General: \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, published in the Gazette of \r\nIndia (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148. \r\n2\r\nOmitted the words “at any Presidency-town” by the Act ibid., s. 3. \r\n3\r\nOmitted the words “of any Province” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 10. \r\n4\r\nOmitted the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18th March, 1937, published \r\nin the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n5\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8th July, 1981, published in \r\nthe Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n6\r\nSubstituted the words “such Province” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11th February, \r\n2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 10. \r\n7\r\nSubstituted for the word “presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n8\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declar ation) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n Provided that t he High Court may direct, by its grant, that such probate or \r\nletters of administration shall have like effect throughout one or more of the other \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[Provinces]]. \r\n Whenever a grant is made by a High Court to the Administrator General with \r\nsuch effect as la st aforesaid, the Court shall send to the other High Courts a \r\ncertificate that such grant has  been made, and such certificate shall be filed by the \r\nCourts receiving the same.  \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[ * * * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n25. Transfer by private executor or  administrator of interest under probate \r\nor letters.– (1) Any private executor or administrator may, with the  previous consent \r\nof the Administrator General \r\n5\r\n[* * \r\n6\r\n[\r\n7\r\n[*]]], in respect of which such executor or \r\nadministrator has obtained probate or letters of administration , are situate, by an \r\ninstrument in writing under his hand notified in the official Gazette, t ransfer the \r\nassets of the estate vested in him by virtue of such probate or letters to the \r\nAdministrator General by that name or any other sufficient description. \r\n (2) As from the date of such transfer the transferor shall be exempt from all \r\nliability as s uch executor or administrator, as the case may be, except in respect of \r\nacts done before the date of such transfer, and the Administrator General shall have \r\nthe ri ghts which he would have had, and be subject to the liabilities to which he \r\nwould have been subject, if the probate or letters of administration, as the case may \r\nbe, had been granted to him by that name at the date of such transfer. \r\n26. Distribution of ass ets.– (1) When the Administrator General has given the \r\nprescribed notice for creditors and ot hers to send in to him their claims against the \r\nestate of the deceased, he shall, at the expiration of the time therein named for \r\nsending in claims, be at liberty to distribute the assets or any part thereof in \r\ndischarge of such lawful claims as he has notice of. \r\n(2) He shall not be liable for the assets so distributed to any person of \r\nwhose claim he had not notice at the time of such distribution. \r\n(3) No notice of any claim which has been sent in and has been rejected \r\nor disallowed in part by the Administr ator General shall affect him unless \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidencies” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 2. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the word “Divisions” by  the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n3\r\nInserted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, published in the \r\nGazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148. \r\n4\r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Rev ision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n5\r\nOmitted the words “of the Province in which any of the assets of the estate” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act \r\n2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. \r\n40125-40127, s. 11. \r\n6\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 193 7, dated 18th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n7\r\nSubstituted f or the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\nproceedings to enforce such claim are commenced within one month after notice of \r\nthe rejection or disallowance of such claim h as been given in the prescribed manner \r\nand unless such proceedings are prosecuted without unreasonable delay. \r\n(4) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the right of any creditor or other \r\nclaimant to follow the assets or any part thereof in the hands of the persons who may \r\nhave received the same respectively. \r\n(5) In computing the period of limita tion for any suit, appeal or application \r\nunder the provisions of any law for the time being in force, the period between the \r\ndate of submission of the claim of a c reditor to the Administrator General and the \r\ndate of the final decision of the Administrator General on such claim shall be \r\nexcluded. \r\n27. Appointment of Official Trustee as trustee of assets after completion of \r\nadministration.– (1) When the Administrator G eneral has, so far as may be, \r\ndischarged all the liabilities of an estate administered by him , he shall notify the fact \r\nin the official Gazette, and he may, by an instrument in writing, with the consent of \r\nthe Official Trustee and subject to any rules made  by the Government, appoint the \r\nOfficial Trustee to be the trustee of any assets then remaining in his hands. \r\n(2) Upon such appointment such assets shall vest in the Official Trustee \r\nas if he had been appointed trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Official \r\nTrustees Act, 1913, and shall be held by him upon the same trusts as the same were \r\nheld immediately before such appointment. \r\n28. Power for High Court to give directions regard ing administration of \r\nestate.– (1) The High Court \r\n1\r\n[* * *] may, on application made to it, gi ve to the \r\nAdministrator General \r\n2\r\n[* * \r\n3\r\n[*]] any general or special directions as to any estate in \r\nhis charge or in regard to the administration of any such estate. \r\n(2) Applications under sub -section (1) may be made by the Administrator \r\nGeneral or any person interested in the assets or in the due administration thereof. \r\n29. No security nor oath to be required from Administrator General .– (1) No \r\nAdministrator General shall be required by any Court to enter into any \r\nadministration-bond, or to give other securi ty to the Court, on the grant of any letters \r\nof administration to him by that name. \r\n(2) Manner in which petitions to be verified by Administrator General \r\nand his D eputy.– No Administrator General or Deputy Administrator General shall \r\nbe required to verify,  otherwise than by his signature, any petition presented by him \r\nunder the provisions of this Act, and, if the facts stated in any such petition are not \r\nwithin the Administrator General's own personal knowledge, the petition may be \r\nsubscribed and verified by any person competent to make the verification. \r\n \r\n1\r\nOmitted the words “at the Presidency -town” by the Government of Indi a (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th \r\nMarch, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n2\r\nOmitted the words “of the Division” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012 ), dated 11 th February, \r\n2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 13. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 12. \r\n(3) Entry of Administrator-General not to constitute notice of a trust .– \r\nThe entry of the Administrator General by that name in the books of a Company shall \r\nnot constitute notice of a trust, and a Company sh all not be entitled to object to enter \r\nthe name of the Administrator General on its register by reason only that the \r\nAdministrator General is a corporation and in dealing with assets the fact that the \r\nperson dealt with is the Administrator General shall no t of itself constitute notice of a \r\ntrust. \r\n30. Power to examine on oath .– The Administrator General may, whenever he \r\ndesires, for the purposes of this Act, to satis fy himself regarding any question of fact, \r\nexamine upon oath (which he is hereby authorized t o administer) any person who is \r\nwilling to be so examined by him regarding such question. \r\n(e) Grant of Certificates \r\n31. \r\n1\r\n[In what case Administrator General may gr ant certificate .– Whenever \r\nany person has died leaving assets within the Province, and the Ad ministrator \r\nGeneral is satisfied that such assets, excluding any sum of money deposited in a \r\nGovernment Savings Bank, or in any Provident Fund to which the provisi ons of the \r\nProvident Funds Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925) apply, did not at the date of death exceed  \r\nin the whole one hundred thousand rupees in value, he may, after the lapse of one \r\nmonth from the death if he thinks fit, or before the lapse of the said month if he is \r\nrequested so to do by writing under the hand of the executor or the widow or other \r\nperson entitled to administer the estate of the deceased, grant to any person, \r\nclaiming otherwise than as a creditor to be interested in such assets, or in the due \r\nadministration thereof, a certificate under his hand entitling the claimant to receive \r\nthe assets therein mentioned left by the deceased, within the Province to a value not \r\nexceeding in the whole one hundred thousand rupees: \r\n Provided that no certificate shall be granted under this section–  \r\n(i) where probate of the deceased's will or letters of admi nistration of his \r\nestate has or have been granted; or  \r\n(ii) in respect of any sum of money deposited in a Government Savings \r\nBank or in any Provident Fund to which  the provisions of the Provident \r\nFunds Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925), apply.] \r\n32. Grant of certific ate to creditors and power to take charge of certain \r\nestates.– If, in cases falling within section 31, no person claiming to be interested \r\notherwise than as a cred itor in such assets or in the due administration thereof \r\nobtains, within three months of the death of the deceased a certificate from the \r\nAdministrator General under the same section, or probate of a will or letters of \r\nadministration of the estate of the d eceased, and such deceased was not an \r\nexempted person, or was an exempted person who has left  assets within the \r\nordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Court, or within any area notified by the \r\nGovernment in this behalf in the official Gazette, th e Administrator General may \r\nadminister the estate without letters of administration, in the s ame manner as if such \r\nletters had been granted to him; \r\n \r\n1\r\nInserted by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, 2012, published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 13. \r\n and if he neglects or refuses to administer such estate, he shall, upon the \r\napplication of a creditor, grant  a certificate to him in the same manner as if he were \r\ninterested in such assets otherwise than as a creditor, \r\n and such certificate shall have the same effect as a certificate granted under \r\nthe provisions of section 31, and shall be subject to all the prov isions of this Act \r\nwhich are applicable to such certificate: \r\n Provided that the Administrator General may, before granting such certificate, \r\nif he thinks fit, require the creditor to give reasonable security for the due \r\nadministration of the estate of the deceased. \r\n33. Administrator General not bound to grant certificate unless satisfied of \r\nclaimant’s title, etc .– The Administrator General shall not be bound to grant any \r\ncertificate under section 31 or section 32, unless he is satisfied of the title of the \r\nclaimant and of the value of the assets left by the deceased within the \r\n1\r\n[Province], \r\neither by the oath of the claimant, or by such other evidence as he requires. \r\n34. Effect of certificate .– The holder of a certificate granted in accordance with \r\nthe provisi ons of section 31 or section 32, shall have in respect of the assets \r\nspecified in such certificate the same powers and duties, and be subject to the same \r\nliabilities as he would have had or been subject to if letters of administration had \r\nbeen granted to him: \r\n Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to require any person \r\nholding such certificate, \r\n(a) to file accounts or inventories of the assets of the deceased before any \r\nCourt or other authority, or \r\n(b) save as provided in section 32 to give a ny bond for the due \r\nadministration of the estate. \r\n35. Revocation of certificate .– The Adm inistrator General may revoke a \r\ncertificate granted under the provisions of section 31 or section 32 on any of the \r\nfollowing grounds, namely:– \r\n(i) that the certificate was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation made to \r\nhim, \r\n(ii) that the certificate was ob tained by means of an untrue allegation of a \r\nfact essential in law to justify the grant though such allegation was \r\nmade in ignorance or inadvertently. \r\n36. Surrender of  revoked certificate .– (1) When a certificate is revoked in \r\naccordance with the provision s of section 35, the holder thereof shall, on the \r\nrequisition of the Administrator General, deliver it up to such Administrator General, \r\nbut shall not be entitled to the refund of any fee paid thereon. \r\n(2) If such person willfully and without reasonable ca use omits to deliver \r\nup the certificate, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to \r\nthree months, or, with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ord inance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n37. Administrator General not bound to take out administration on accou nt \r\nof assets for which he has granted certificate .– The Administrator General shall \r\nnot be bound to take out letters of administration of the estate of any deceased \r\nperson on account of the assets in respect of which he grants any certificate, under \r\nsection 31 or section 32, but he may do so if he revokes such certificate under \r\nsection 35 or ascertains that the value of the estate exceeded \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[one hundred \r\nthousand rupees]]. \r\n38. Transfer of certain assets from \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[Pakistan]] to executor or administrator \r\nin country of domicile for distribution.– Where a person not having his domicile in \r\n5\r\n[\r\n6\r\n[Pakistan]] has died leaving assets in\r\n7\r\n[\r\n8\r\n[\r\n9\r\n[the Province]]] and in the country in wh ich \r\nhe had his domicile at the time of his death, and proceedings for the administration \r\nof his estate with respect to assets in\r\n10\r\n[\r\n11\r\n[\r\n12\r\n[the Province]]] have been taken under \r\nsection 31 or section 32, and there has been a grant of administration in the countr y \r\nof domicile with respect to the assets in that country, \r\n the holder of the certificate granted under section 31 or section 32, or the \r\nAdministrator General, as the case may be, after having given the prescribed notice \r\nfor creditors and others to send in t o him their claims against the estate of the \r\ndeceased, and after having discharged, at t he expiration of the time therein named, \r\nsuch lawful claims as he has notice of, may, instead of himself distributing any \r\nsurplus or residue of the deceased's property to persons residing out of  \r\n13\r\n[\r\n1\r\n[Pakistan]] who are entitled thereto transfer, with the co nsent of the executor or \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the words “two thousand” as “ten thousand” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act, 1974  (XXII of \r\n1974), dated 26th April, 1974, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated April 26, 1974, p. 145, s. 4. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the words “ten thousand rupees” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th \r\nFebruary, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the words “British India” by the Adap tation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949, dated 25 th March, \r\n1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949, pp. 223-258. \r\n4\r\nSubstituted for the words “the Provinces” by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1 960 (XXI of 1960), published in \r\nthe Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 9, 1960, pp. 725-795, s. 3.  \r\n5\r\nSubstituted for the words “British India”  by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949, dated 25 th March, \r\n1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949, pp. 223-258. \r\n6\r\nSubstituted for the words “the Provinces” by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960), published in \r\nthe Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 9, 1960, pp. 725-795.  \r\n7\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n8\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412.  \r\n9\r\nSubstituted for the words “any Province” by the Administrator General’ s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th \r\nFebruary, 2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 15. \r\n10\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) O rder, 1937, dated 18 th March, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n11\r\nSubstituted for the word “Division” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8th July, 1981, published in \r\nthe Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n12\r\nSubstituted for the words “any such province” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11th February, \r\n2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 15. \r\n13\r\nSubstituted for the words “British India”  by the Adaptation of Central A cts and Ordinances Order, 1949, dated 25 th March, 1949, \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949, pp. 223-258. \r\nadministrator, as the case may be, in the country of domicile, the surplus or residue \r\nto him for distribution to those persons. \r\n(f) Liability \r\n39. Liability of Government.– (1) The revenues of the Government \r\n2\r\n[* *] shall be \r\nliable t o make good all sums required to discharge any liability which the \r\nAdministrator General, if he were a private administrator, would be personally liable \r\nto discharge, e xcept when the liability is one to which neither the Administrator \r\nGeneral nor any of hi s officers has in any way contributed, or which neither he nor \r\nany of his officers could, by the exercise of reasonable diligence have averted, and \r\nin either of those c ases the Administrator General shall not, nor shall the revenues \r\n3\r\n[of the Government] \r\n4\r\n[* * * * * *], be subject to any liability. \r\n (2) \r\n5\r\n[* * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n40. Creditors’ suits against Administrator General .– (1) If any suit be brought \r\nby a creditor ag ainst any Administrator General, such creditor shall be liable to pay \r\nthe costs of the s uit unless he proves that not less than one month previous to the \r\ninstitution of the suit he had applied in writing to the Administrator General, stating \r\nthe amount and  other particulars of his claim, and had given such evidence in \r\nsupport thereof as, in t he circumstances of the case, the Administrator General was \r\nreasonably entitled to require.  \r\n(2) If any such suit is decreed in favour of the creditor, he shall, \r\nnevertheless, unless he is a secured creditor, be only entitled to payment out of the \r\nassets of the deceased equally and rateably with the other creditors. \r\n41. Notice of suit not required in certain cases .– Nothing in section 80 of the  \r\nCode of Civil Procedure , 1908, shall apply to any suit against the Administrator \r\nGeneral in which no relief is claimed against him personally. \r\nPART IV \r\nFees \r\n42. Fees.– (1) There shall be charged in respect of the du ties of the Administrator \r\nGeneral such fees, whether by way of percentage or otherwise, as may be \r\nprescribed by the Government: \r\n Provided that, in the case of any estate, the administration of which has been \r\ncommitted to the Administrator General before th e commencement of this Act, the \r\n \r\n1\r\nSubstituted for the words “the Provinces” by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960), published in the \r\nGazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 9, 1960, pp. 725-795, s. 3. \r\n2\r\nOmitted the words “of India” by the O fficial Trustees and Administrator General’s Acts Amendment Act, 1922 (XXI of 1922), published \r\nin the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated October 7, 1922, p. 86, s. 6 of Part II. \r\n3\r\nInserted by the Act ibid., s. 6 of Part II. \r\n4\r\nOmitted the words “or of the Gover nment of India” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th \r\nMarch, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n5\r\nOmitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Or dinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\nfees prescribed under this section shall not exceed the fees leviable in respect of \r\nsuch estate under the Administrator General’s Act, 1874, as subsequently amended: \r\n1\r\n[ * * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n(2) The fees under this section m ay be at different rates for different \r\nestates or classes of estates or for different du ties, and shall, so far as may be, be \r\narranged so as to produce an amount sufficient to discharge the salaries and all \r\nother expenses incidental to the working of this Act (Including such sum as \r\nGovernment may determine to be required to insure the revenues of the Government   \r\n2\r\n[* *] against loss under this Act). \r\n43. Disposal of fees .– (1) Any expenses which might be retained or paid out of \r\nany estate in the charge of th e Administrator General, if he were a private \r\nadministrator of such estate, shall be so retained or paid and the fees prescribed \r\nunder section 42 shall be retained or paid in like manner as and in addition to such \r\nexpenses. \r\n(2) The Administrator General sh all transfer and pay to such authority, in \r\nsuch manner and at such time as the Governmen t may prescribe, all fees received \r\nby him under this Act, and the same shall be carried to the account and credit of the \r\nGovernment \r\n3\r\n[* *]. \r\nPART V \r\nAudit of the Administrator General’s Accounts \r\n44. Audit of Administrator General’s Accounts .– The  accounts  of every \r\nAdministrator General shall be audited at least once annually, and at any other time \r\nif the Government so direct, by the prescribed person and in the prescribed manner. \r\n45. Auditors to examine accounts and report to Government .– The auditors \r\nshall examine the accounts and forward to the Government a statement thereof in \r\nthe prescribed form, together with a report thereon and a certificate signed by them \r\nshowing– \r\n(a) whether they contain a full and true account of everything which ought \r\nto be inserted therein, \r\n(b) whether the books which by any rules made under this Act are directed \r\nto be kept by the Administrator General, have been duly and regularly \r\nkept, and  \r\n(c) whether the assets and securities have been duly kept and invested \r\nand deposited in the manner prescribed by this Act,  \r\nor by any rules made thereunder, or (as the case may be) that such accounts \r\nare deficient, or that the Administrator General has fail ed to comply \r\n \r\n1\r\nIbid. \r\n2\r\nOmitted the words “of India” by the Official Trustees and Administrator General’s Acts Amendment Act, 1922 (XXI of 1922), \r\npublished in the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated October 7, 1922, p. 86, s. 7 of Part II. \r\n3\r\nOmitted the words “of India” by the Official  Trustees and Administrator General’s Acts Amendment Act, 1922 (XXI of 1922), \r\npublished in the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated October 7, 1922, p. 86, s. 7 of Part II. \r\nwith this Act or the rules made thereunder, in such respects as may be \r\nspecified in such certificate. \r\n46. Power of auditors to summon and examine witnesses, and to call for \r\ndocuments.– (1) Every auditor shall have the powers of a Civil Court u nder the  \r\nCode of Civil Procedure, 1908\r\n1\r\n, \r\n(a) to summon any person whose presence he thinks necessary to attend \r\nhim from time to time; and  \r\n(b) to examine any person on oath to be by him administered; and  \r\n(c) to issue a commission for the examination on interrogatories or \r\notherwise of any person; and  \r\n(d) to summon any person to produce any document or thing the \r\nproduction of which appears to be necessary for the purpose of such \r\naudit or examination.  \r\n(2) Any person who when summoned refuses, or without reasonable \r\ncause, negle cts to attend or to produce any document or thing or attends and \r\nrefuses to be sworn, or to be examined, shall be deemed to have committed an \r\noffence within the meaning  of, and punishable under, section 188 of the \r\n2\r\n[Pakistan] \r\nPenal Code\r\n3\r\n, and the auditor s hall report every case of such refusal or neglect to \r\nGovernment. \r\n47. Costs of audit, etc .– The costs of and incidental to such audit and \r\nexamination shall be determined in accordance with rules made by the Government, \r\nand shall be defrayed in the prescribed manner. \r\nPART VI \r\nMiscellaneous \r\n48. General Powers of administration .– The Administrator General may, in \r\naddition to, and not in derogation of, any other powers of expe nditure lawfully \r\nexerciseable by him, incur expenditure– \r\n(a) on such acts as may be nece ssary for the proper care and \r\nmanagement of any property belonging to any estate in his charge; and \r\n(b) with the sanction of the High Court \r\n4\r\n[* * * *] on such religious, charitable \r\nand other objects, and on such improvements, as may be reasonable \r\nand proper in the case of such property. \r\n49. Power of person beneficially interested to inspect Administrator \r\nGeneral’s accounts, etc., and take copies .– Any person interested i n the \r\n \r\n1\r\nV of 1908. \r\n2\r\nOriginally is as “the Indian Penal Code”. The word “Pakistan” substituted for the word “Indian” by the Adaptation of Central \r\nActs and Ordinances Order, 1949 vide Notification No. G.G.O.  4, dated 25th March, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949, pp. 223-283, s. 3 and Schedule. \r\n3\r\nXLV of 1860. \r\n4\r\nOmitted the words “at the Presidency -town” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th \r\nMarch, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3.  \r\nadministration of any estate, which is in the charge of the Administrator General \r\nshall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, be entitled at \r\nall reasonable times to inspect the accounts relating to such estate and the rep orts \r\nand certificates of the auditor, and on payment of the prescribed fee, to copies \r\nthereof and extracts therefrom. \r\n50. Power to make rules.– (1) The Government shall make rules for carrying into \r\neffect the objects of this Act and for regulating the proc eedings of the Administrator \r\nGeneral.  \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the ge nerality of the foregoing \r\npower, such rules may provide for– \r\n(a) the accounts to be kept by the Administrator General and the audit and \r\ninspection thereof,  \r\n(b) the saf e custody, deposit and investment of assets and securities \r\nwhich come into the hands of the Administrator General,  \r\n(c) the remittance of sums of money in the hands of the Administrator \r\nGeneral in cases in which such remittances are required,  \r\n(d) subject to the provisions of this Act, the fees to be paid under this Act, \r\nand the collection and accounting for any such fees,  \r\n(e) the statements, schedules and other documents to be submitted to the \r\nGovernment or to any other authority by the Administrator General, and \r\nthe publication of such statements, schedules or other documents,  \r\n(f) the realization of the cost of preparing any such statements, schedules \r\nor other such documents,  \r\n1\r\n[(ff) \r\n2\r\n[*  * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n(g) the manner in which and the person by whom  the costs of and \r\nincidental to any audit under the provisions of this Act are to be \r\ndetermined and defrayed,  \r\n(h) the manner in which summonses issued under the provisions of \r\nsection 46 are to be served and the payment of the expenses of any \r\nperson summoned or examined under the provisions of this Act and of \r\nany expenditure incidental to such examination, and  \r\n(i) any matter in this Act directed to be prescribed.  \r\n(3) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the official Gazette \r\nand, on such publication, shall have effect as if enacted in this Act. \r\n51. False evidence .– Whoever, dur ing any examination authorized by this Act, \r\nmakes upon oath a statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes \r\nto be false or does not believe to be true, shall be deemed to have intentionally given \r\nfalse evidence in a stage of a judicial proceeding. \r\n \r\n1\r\nInserted by the Repeali ng and Amending Act, 1914 (X of 1914), published in the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated March 21, \r\n1914, pp. 47-59, s. 2 and First Schedule.  \r\n2\r\nRepealed by the Destruction of Records Act, 1917 (V of 1917), published in the Punjab Gazette, Part IV, dated Mar ch 16, \r\n1917, pp. 35-36, s. 6 and the Schedule. \r\n52. Assets unclaimed for twelve years to be transferred to Government .– All \r\nassets in the charge of the Administrator General which have been in his custody f or \r\na period of twelve years or upwards whether before or after the commencement of \r\nthis Act without any application for payment thereof having been made and granted \r\nby him shall be transferred, in the prescribed manner, to the account and credit of \r\nthe Government \r\n1\r\n[* *]: \r\n Provided that this section shall not authorise the transfer of any such  assets \r\nas aforesaid, if any suit or proceeding is pending in respect thereof in any Court. \r\n53. Mode of proceeding by claimant to recover principal money so \r\ntransferred.– (1) If any claim is hereafter made to any part of the assets transferred \r\nto the account and credit of the Government \r\n2\r\n[* *] under the provisions of this Act, or \r\nany Act hereby repealed, and if such claim is established to the satisfaction of the \r\nprescribed authority, the Government \r\n3\r\n[* *] shall pay to the claimant the amount of \r\nthe principal so transferred to its account and credit or so much thereof as appears \r\nto be due to the claimant.  \r\n(2) If the claim is not established to the satisfaction of the pres cribed \r\nauthority, the claimant may, without prejudice to his right to take any other \r\nproceedings for the recovery of such assets, apply by petition to the High Court \r\n4\r\n[* * * \r\n*] against the \r\n5\r\n[Government], and such Court, after taking such evidence as it thi nks \r\nfit, shall make such order in regard to the payment of the whole or any part of the  \r\nsaid principal sum as it thinks fit, and such order shall be binding on all parties to the \r\nproceeding. \r\n6\r\n[\r\n7\r\n[ * * * * * * * * *  ]] \r\n(3) The Court may further direct by wh om the whole or any part of the cost \r\nof each party shall be paid. \r\n54. District Judge in  certain cases to take charge of property of deceased \r\npersons, and to report to Administrator General .– (1) Whenever any person, \r\nother than an exempted person, dies leav ing assets within the limits of the \r\njurisdiction of a District Judge, the District Judg e shall report the circumstance \r\nwithout delay to the Administrator General  \r\n8\r\n[\r\n1\r\n[*]], stating the following particulars so \r\nfar as they may be known to him:– \r\n \r\n1\r\nOmitted the words “of India” by the Official Trustees and Administrator General’s A cts Amendment Act, 1922 (XXI of 1922), \r\npublished in the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated October 7, 1922, p. 86, s. 7 of Part II. \r\n2\r\nIbid. \r\n3\r\nIbid. \r\n4\r\nOmitted the words “at the Presidency -town” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18th \r\nMarch, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n5\r\nSubstituted for the words “Secretary of State for India in Council” by the Order ibid. \r\n6\r\nInserted by the Order ibid. \r\n7\r\nOmitted by the Central Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1961 (P.O. No. I of 1961), dated 21st January, 1961, published in the Gazette \r\nof Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated January 24, 1961, pp. 102-136. \r\n8\r\nSubstituted for the word “Presidency” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, dated 18 th March, \r\n1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-148, s. 3. \r\n(a) the amount and nature of the assets,  \r\n(b) whether or not the deceased left a will and, if so, in whose custody it is,  \r\n(c) the names and addresses of the surviving next -of-kin of the deceased, \r\nand, on the lapse of one month from the date of the death,  \r\n(d) whether o r not any one has applied for probate of the will of the \r\ndeceased or letters of administration of his estate.  \r\n(2) The District Judge shall retain the assets under his charge, or appoint \r\nan officer under the provisions of sectio n \r\n2\r\n[269 of the Succession Act, 1925 (XXXIX \r\nof 1925)], to take and keep possession of the same until the Administrator General \r\nhas obtained letters of administration, or until some other person has obtained \r\nprobate o r such letters or a certificate from the Administrator General under the \r\nprovisions of this Act, when the assets shall be delivered over to the holder of such \r\nprobate, letters of administration or certificate:  \r\n Provided that the District Judge may, if he t hinks fit, sell any assets which are \r\nsubject to speedy and natural decay, or which for  any other sufficient cause he \r\nthinks should be sold, and he shall thereupon credit the proceeds of such sale to the \r\nestate.  \r\n(3) The District Judge may cause to be paid out of any assets of which he \r\nor such officer has charge, or out of the proceeds of su ch assets or of any part \r\nthereof, such sums as may appear to him to be necessary for all or any of the \r\nfollowing purposes, namely:– \r\n(a) the payment of the expenses of the  funeral of the deceased and of \r\nobtaining probate of his will or letters of administration of his estate or a \r\ncertificate under this Act,  \r\n(b) the payment of wages due for services rendered to the deceased \r\nwithin three months next preceding his death by an y labourer, artisan \r\nor domestic servant,  \r\n(c) the relief of the immediate necessities of the family of the deceased, \r\nand  \r\n(d) such acts as may be necessary for the proper care and management \r\nof the assets left by the deceased,  \r\n and nothing in section \r\n3\r\n[230, section 321 or section 322 of the Succession Act, \r\n1925 (XXXIX of 1925)], or in any other law for the time being in force with respect to \r\nrights of priority of creditors of deceased persons shall be held to affect the validity of \r\nany payment so caused to be made. \r\n \r\n1\r\nOmitted the words “of the Division” by the Administrator General’s (Amendment) Act 2012 (V of 2012), dated 11 th February, \r\n2012, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated February 11, 2012, pp. 40125-40127, s. 16. \r\n2\r\nSubstituted for the figures, commas and words “2 39 of the Indian Succession Act , 1865” by the Federal Laws (Revision and \r\nDeclaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, dated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-\r\n412. \r\n3\r\nSubstituted for the figu res, commas and words “279, section 280 or section 281 of the Indian Succession Act, 1865” by the \r\nFederal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981, dated 8 th July, 1981, published in the Gazette of Pakistan Part I, \r\ndated July 8, 1981, pp. 345-412. \r\n55. Succession Act and Companies Act not to affect Administrator General, \r\nand saving of provisions of Presidency Police Acts as to petty estates .– (1) \r\nNothing contained in the \r\n1\r\n[Succession Act , 1925 (XXXIX of 1925) ], or the \r\n2\r\n[\r\n3\r\n[Companies Ordinance 1984 (XLVIII of 1984)]], shall be taken to supersede or \r\naffect the rights, duties and privileges of any Administrator General. \r\n(2) \r\n4\r\n[* * * * * * * * *   ] \r\n56. Order of Court to be equivalent to decree .– Any order made under this Act \r\nby any Court shall have the same effect as a decree. \r\n57. 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