Clause 18

by deleting the words “greater value than $250,000” in section 35(1) and substituting the words “a value which exceeds the District Court limit”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 35, the following subsection:“(4) In this section, “District Court limit” has the same meaning as in sections 26(a) and 27 of the Subordinate Courts Act (Cap. 321).”; and

by deleting subsection (1) of section 62 and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Where any person dies leaving property in Singapore not exceeding $50,000 in value (without deduction for debts), the Public Trustee, after satisfying himself that no application for letters of administration is pending, may, if he thinks fit, by writing signed by him declare that he undertakes to administer such property.(1A) For the purpose of subsection (1), the amount of $50,000 shall not include —

the value of any property which the deceased possessed or was entitled to as trustee and not beneficially; and

in the case of a person who dies on or after 17th September 2005, any moneys payable by an appointed insurer pursuant to the Dependants’ Protection Insurance Scheme or any other equivalent scheme maintained by the Central Provident Fund Board under the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36).”.