Section 33
of Probate and Administration Act
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Section 33
(1)
Probate of letters of administration shall not be granted to any person outside Brunei.
(2)
If-
(a)
the person entitled to probate or letters of administration, as the case may be, is absent from
Brunei; and
(b)
there is no other person present in Brunei who is equally entitled to such probate or letters of administration and who is willing and competent to act, then probate or letters of administration, as the case may be, may be granted to the lawfully appointed attorney of the person mentioned in paragraph, (a).
(3)
An attorney holding probate or letters of admi-nistration shall be subject to the same liabilities in all re-spects as an executor or administrator in his own right.