Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893
Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893 (1893 c. 5)
- Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893 (1893 c. 5)
- Collection of Effects and Payment of Preferential Charges
- 1 On death of person subject to service law committee of adjustment to secure effects and pay charges.
- 2 Preferential charges.
- 3 Surplus only of personal estate to be deemed personal estate.
- 4 Decision of question as to preferential charges.
- 5 Payment of preferential charges by representatives or other persons.
- 6 Powers and duties of committee where preferential charges are not paid.
- Disposal of Surplus and Residue
- 7 Disposal of surplus by paymaster.
- 8 Disposal of residue by Secretary of State.
- 9 Disposal by Secretary of State of residue where residue does not exceed one hundred pounds, and no representation.
- 10 Application of residue undisposed of.
- Supplemental Provisions
- 11 †Disposal of medals and decorations.
- 12 Disposal of effects not money.
- 13 Regulations by royal warrant.
- 14 Restriction on interposition of official administrators.
- 15 Money remitted not to be assets in place where remitted to.
- 16 Duty and representation where sums under 100l.
- 17 Discharge of paymaster and Secretary of State.
- 18 Validity of payments, sales, &c., under this Act.
- 19 Saving for rights of representative.
- 20 Creditor administering not entitled to claim property.
- 21 Deposit in court of probate, &c., of original wills in hands of Secretary of State, and declaration of intestacy.
- Application of Act to special Cases
- 22 Special provision as to an army paymaster.
- 23 Application of Act to deserters, felons, &c.
- 24 Application of Act to case of insanity.
- 25—27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- Definitions; Extent; Commencement; Repeal; Short Title
- 29 Definitions.
- 29A Application of Act to members of naval, marine or air forces
- 30 Extent of Act.
- 31, 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 33 Short title.
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