THE ADMINISTRATORS-GENERAL ACT, 1963 · RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR-GENERAL — (a) Grant of letters of administration and probate
Section 8 — Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends
The Administrator-General of the State shall be deemed by all the courts in the State to have a right to letters of administration other than letters pendente lite in preference to that of—
(a)a creditor; or
(b)a legatee, other than a universal legatee or a residuary legatee or the representative of a residuary legatee; or
(c)a friend of the deceased.