Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act

Administration of Estates CAP. 3.06 3 Revision Date: 1 Jan 2002 LAWS OF MONTSERRAT CHAPTER 3.06 ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES BY CONSULAR OFFICERS ACT (Acts 11 of 1941 and 24 of 1956) Commencement [20 January 1941] Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Act. Administration of Estates by Consular Officers 2. Whenever any subject or citizen of any State mentioned in the first column of the Schedule— (a) dies within Montserrat; or (b) dies outside Montserrat, leaving property within Montserrat; and no person is present in Montserrat at the time of his death who is rightfully entitled to administer the estate of such deceased person, the Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent of such State within Montserrat may take possession and have the custody of the property of such deceased person, and may apply the same in payment of his debts and funeral expenses, and may retain the surplus for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto; but such Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent shall immediately apply for, and shall be entitled to obtain from the Court, Letters of Administration of the property of such deceased person, limited in such manner and for such time as to the Court shall seem fit. Variation of Schedule 3. It shall be lawful for the Governor by order to vary the Schedule— (a) by deleting therefrom any State when the provision of the Treaty with that State mentioned in the Schedule shall have ceased to have effect; or (b) by adding thereto any State with whom Her Majesty shall make a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation containing provision similar to any of the provisions mentioned in the Schedule. SCHEDULE Name of State. Title of Treaty. Date of Treaty. Provision. Estonia Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Estonia. 18th January, 1926. Article 22. Finland Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Finland. 14th December, 1923. Article 19. Greece Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Greece. 16th July, 1926. Article 23. Hungary Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Hungary. 23rd July, 1926. Article 14. Japan Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Japan. 3rd April, 1911. Article 5. Thailand Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Siam (Thailand). 23rd November, 1937. Article 19. Turkey Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Turkey. 1st March, 1930. Article 28. Yugoslavia Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. 12th May, 1927. Article 24.