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Administration of Estates Act (Chapter 31:01).

Country/Territory
Botswana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1972 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the administration of estates of deceased persons, minors, persons under curatorship, absent persons and all property given in trust by deceased persons and to provide for incidental matters.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Inheritance Transfer Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the administration of estates of deceased persons, of persons that need or are granted protection by law and all property given in trust by deceased persons. This Act shall not apply to the estates of deceased tribesmen, which as heretofore, shall be administered according to the customary law.

Full text
English
Website
www.laws.gov.bw