Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965)Chapter II: Deceased Estates14. Letters of executorship to executors testamentary |
| 1) | The Master shall, subject to subsection (2) and sections 16 and 22, on the written application of any person who— |
| a) | has been nominated as executor by any deceased person by a will which has been registered and accepted in the office of the Master; and |
| b) | is not incapacitated from being an executor of the estate of the deceased and has complied with the provisions of this Act, grant letters of executorship to such person. |
| 2) | For the purposes of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1), the Master may— |
| a) | if the will of any deceased person is not in the Republic, register and accept a copy thereof certified by a competent public authority in the country or territory in which such will is; or |
| b) | if the will is also the will of any other deceased person and has been registered and accepted by any other Master, register and accept a copy thereof certified by such Master. |