38L. Application for inheritance certificate
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For the purposes of section 115 of the Act, an application for an inheritance certificate must —
be made through the electronic system; and
be accompanied by a declaration and any other document that the Court may require.
The declaration in paragraph (1) must —
provide for a party to declare that the information contained in the application is true, correct and complete; and
be made by any of the following persons:
where the applicant is an individual claiming to be a beneficiary — by the applicant or a solicitor authorised to act on behalf of the applicant;
where the applicant is a court or an authority under a duty to determine the person entitled to an estate or the shares of 2 or more of such persons — by an individual authorised by the court or authority;
where the applicant is an entity claiming to be a beneficiary — by an individual authorised by the entity.
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 115 of the Act, an application for an inheritance certificate must —
be made through the electronic system; and
be accompanied by a declaration and any other document that the Court may require.
Subregulation 2
The declaration in paragraph (1) must —
provide for a party to declare that the information contained in the application is true, correct and complete; and
be made by any of the following persons:
where the applicant is an individual claiming to be a beneficiary — by the applicant or a solicitor authorised to act on behalf of the applicant;
where the applicant is a court or an authority under a duty to determine the person entitled to an estate or the shares of 2 or more of such persons — by an individual authorised by the court or authority;
where the applicant is an entity claiming to be a beneficiary — by an individual authorised by the entity.