Section 16
Jurisdiction to grant probates etc.
ActIn forceProvision 18 of 35
Section 16
An Intermediate Court shall have jurisdiction for the grant of probate or letters of administration in respect of the estate within Brunei Darussalam of a deceased person, where the estate in respect of which the grant is applied for, exclusive of what the deceased was possessed of or entitled to as a trustee and not beneficially but without deducting anything on account of the debts due or owing from the deceased, do not exceed in value $250,000; and may alter, revoke or annul the same.