Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965)Chapter II: Deceased Estates30. Restriction on sale In execution of property in deceased estates |
No person charged with the execution of any writ or other process shall—
| a) | before the expiry of the period specified in the notice referred to in section twenty-nine ; or |
| b) | thereafter, unless, in the case of property of a value not exceeding R5 000, the Master or, in the case of any other property, the Court otherwise directs, |
sell any property in the estate of any deceased person which has been attached whether before or after his death under such writ or process: Provided that the foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply if such first-mentioned person could not have known of the death of the deceased person.