# Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893, Section 3: Surplus only of personal estate to be deemed personal estate.


So much only of the personal property of a person dying while subject to service law as remains after payment of the preferential charges shall be considered personal estate of the deceased with reference to the calculation of. . . . any . . . . duty, tax, or per-centage, or for any of the purposes of administration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/56-57/5/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/debts-deceased-servicemen-etc-act-1893/section-3
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