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Section 6 †Residue not exceeding 100l. to be paid to representative, if any.C2C3C1

Where the residue does not exceed F1£5,000 it shall not be necessary for any purpose that representation to the deceased be taken out; but in any case the Admiralty may, if they think fit, require representation to be taken out, and, if on that requisition or otherwise, representation is taken out, then the Admiralty shall dispose of the residue by paying it to the representative.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Figure substituted by virtue of Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 (c. 32, SIF 116:1), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I and S.I. 1984/539, art. 2(a)

Modifications

C1

Ss. 5-11 applied (6.4.2005) by Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (c. 32), ss. 2(2), 8; S.I. 2005/356, art. 2(2), Sch. 2

C2

A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate

C3

Power to amend s. 6 given by Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act 1965 (c. 32), s. 6