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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 78

78 .         Cessation of authority of administrator

        (1)         A person ceases to be administrator of the estate of a represented person upon —

            (a)         the making of an order by the State Administrative Tribunal revoking his appointment or revoking a declaration under section 64(1) that the person is in need of an administrator of his estate; or

            (b)         the death of the represented person.

        (2)         Notwithstanding the death of a represented person or any revocation referred to in subsection (1) an administrator may continue to exercise and perform, in respect of the estate of the represented person, the powers and functions vested in him before the death or revocation until the administrator is satisfied that the person has died or, as the case may be, is served with a copy of the order of revocation.

        (3)         Subject to section 85, where joint administrators are in office, the surviving administrator or administrators may act on the death of any administrator.

        [Section 78 amended: No. 55 of 2004 s. 466(1).]



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