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Trustee Companies Act 1953
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5 Power of trustee company to act as executor
Where a trustee company has been (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) expressly, or according to the tenor, appointed as executor under the will of a testator, the company may act as executor, or as executor according to the tenor, as the case may be, and may apply for and obtain probate accordingly.