Deputy Chairman, Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe. Emai : ldc@gta.gov.zw
CHAPTER 6:01
ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT
Ord. 6,1907; Acts 12/1929, 3/1932, 2/1935, 37/1938 (ss. 19 and 20), 29/1951 (s. 2), 25/1956 (ss. 6 and 7), 3/1957,
15/1958, 9/1962, 14/1962 (s. 2), 22/1964 (s. 54), 30/1969, 29/1970 (s. 2), 42/1971 (s. 5), 77/1971 (s. 21 ), 57/1972
(s. 4), 39/1973 (s. 52) 19/1977, 39/1978 (s. 13), 41/1978 (s. 31), 17/1979 (s. 13), 15/1981, 29/1981, 15/1982,
11/1991 (s. 21), 9/1995, 6/1997, 9/1997, 12/1997 (s. 4), 16/1998 (s. 68 ), 9/1999 (s. 82), 22/2001 (s. 4); R.G.N.s
26/1963, 386/1964, 217/1970; S.I. 574/1981 (and by 789/1981), 638/1981.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
P RELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
PART II
MASTER’S OFFICE
3. Master and other officers.
4. Offices of record.
PART III
ESTATES OF D ECEASED P ERSONS
Death Notices
5. Death notices to Master, Assistant Master or magistrate.
6. If death notice defective executor to furnish further information.
Wills
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Deposit of wills with Master.
Transmission of wills.
Search for concealed will.
Order for delivery of will.
Registration of wills at testator’s death.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Inventories
Inventory of estate in community.
Penalty on omission of inventory.
Inventory on the death of person not married in community.
Transmission of inventory to Master, Assistant Master or magistrate.
Inventory by order of the High Court, judge or Master.
Particulars required as to immovable property.
[Repealed]
Penalty for false inventory.
Custody of Estate Pending Issue of Letters of Administration
20. Custody of estate in community.
21. Custody of estate of person not married in community.
22. Custody of estate by curator bonis.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
29A.
30.
31.
Letters of Administration
Letters of administration.
Letters of administration to executors as appointed by will.
Appointment of executor.
Competition for the office of executor dative.
Appointment of tutor as executor.
Assumption of executor under power contained in will.
Appointment of new executor.
Disqualification from appointment as executor in certain cases.
Revocation of letters of administration.
Security for due administration.