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Administration and Probate Act 1935
23Administration during minority of executor
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### 23 Administration during minority of executor
> > (1) *\[Section 23 Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 1973, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*Where an infant is appointed or becomes sole executor of a will, administration, with the will annexed, shall be granted to his guardian, or to such other person as the Court thinks fit, until the infant attains the age of 18 years; at which time, and not before, probate of the will may be granted to him.
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> > (2) The appointment in a will by a testator of an infant to be an executor shall not operate to transfer any interest in the property of the deceased to the infant, or to constitute him a personal representative for any purpose, unless and until probate is granted to him after he has attained full age.