Probate and Administration Act 1934 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 11 · General
70. Transitional provision
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any letters of administration granted to the official assignee;
letters of administration
“letters of administration” means a grant under the seal of the court issuing the same, authorising the person or persons therein named to administer an intestate’s estate in accordance with law;
any application made by the official assignee (whether for letters of administration or otherwise);
any estate or part thereof of a deceased person vested in or being administered by the official assignee; and (d)any other action (whether for the administration of the estate of a deceased person or otherwise) begun by the official assignee,under the provisions of this Act in force immediately before that date shall be deemed to have been so granted to, made by, vested in or administered or begun by the Public Trustee under the provisions of this Act in force as from that date, and any such application, administration or other action still pending on that date may be continued with by the Public Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Act in force as from that date.
Public Trustee
“Public Trustee” means the Public Trustee appointed under the Public Trustee Act 1915 and includes a Deputy Public Trustee and an Assistant Public Trustee appointed under that Act;