# The Navy and Marines (Property of Deceased) Order 1956, Article 16


Where an officer or any person described in section 4 of the Act dies, testate or intestate, leaving naval assets not exceeding £100 and representation is not required or intended to be taken out, the Inspector on production to him of any Will or other testamentary disposition made by the deceased and after making such preliminary enquiries as seem to him requisite, shall proceed as follows:—
(a) he shall require the claimant to make a declaration suited to the circumstances of the case before a Magistrate or a Minister of Religion, and in those cases in which it is considered to be necessary, to obtain a certificate from two householders certifying to the claimant's identity; or
(b) he may, in any case where the foregoing provisions are impracticable, accept such other evidence in support of the claim as seems to him sufficient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1217/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/navy-and-marines-property-of-deceased-order-1956/article-16
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