Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Merchant Shipping (Property of Deceased Seamen) Regulations
Regulation 9
Payment over of property of deceased seaman by Director
Subregulation 1
Where any property of a deceased seaman comes into the hands of the Director, the Director shall, after deducting for expenses incurred in respect of that seaman or of his property such sum as he thinks proper to allow, deal with the residue as follows:
if the property exceeds $5,000 in value, he shall pay and deliver the residue to the personal representative of the deceased; or
if the property does not exceed $5,000 in value, he may, as he thinks fit, either —
pay or deliver the residue to any claimant who has proved to the satisfaction of the Director to be the widow or a child of the deceased, or to be entitled to the personality of the deceased either under his will, if any, or any statute of distribution or otherwise, or to be a person entitled to take out representation although no such representation has been taken out, and shall thereby be discharged from all further liability in respect of the residue so paid or delivered; or
require representation to be taken out, and pay and deliver the residue to the personal representative of the deceased.
Subregulation 2
Every person to whom any such residue is so paid or delivered shall apply the residue in due course of administration.