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Section 14: Vesting of estate in case of intestacy or lack of executors.

Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 · 1994 c. 36View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Matters arising in connection with death

For section 9 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (vesting of estate of intestate between death and grant of administration) substitute—

Any real or personal estate of a person dying before the commencement of this section shall, if it is property to which this subsection applies, vest in the Public Trustee on the commencement of this section.

Subsection (2) above applies to any property—

if it was vested in the Probate Judge under section 9 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 immediately before the commencement of this section, or
if it was not so vested but as at commencement there has been no grant of representation in respect of it and there is no executor with power to obtain such a grant.

Any property vesting in the Public Trustee by virtue of subsection (2) above shall—

if the deceased died intestate, be treated as vesting in the Public Trustee under section 9(1) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (as substituted by subsection (1) above); and
otherwise be treated as vesting in the Public Trustee under section 9(2) of that Act (as so substituted).

Anything done by or in relation to the Probate Judge with respect to property vested in him as mentioned in subsection (3)(a) above shall be treated as having been done by or in relation to the Public Trustee.

So far as may be necessary in consequence of the transfer to the Public Trustee of the functions of the Probate Judge under section 9 of the Administration of Estates Act 1925, any reference in an enactment or instrument to the Probate Judge shall be construed as a reference to the Public Trustee.

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