Administration of Small Estates Act (Cap. 9:06). Country/Territory Dominica Document type Legislation Date 1959 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Dominica 1991, 6 pp. Long titleAn Act to make special provision for the grant of letters of administration and probate of wills of small estates and for the remission of certain duties and fees in connection therewith. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Inheritance Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Smallholders/peasants Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act provides for the administration of small estates in case of an owner dying intestate or with a will leaving a small estate. "Small estates" means all property, real and personal, of a deceased person which does not exceed a specified value. Persons specified in section 3 may apply to the Registrar to be appointed as administrator. Section 4 provides for nomination by a Judge in case of probate of will of a deceased person. Duties and powers of the Registrar are set out in sections 5 and 6. Full text English Website www.dominica.gov.dm