Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Amendments
The Acts set out in the first column of the Ninth Schedule are amended, in relation to the provisions thereof specified in the sec…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Repeal
The laws set out in the Eighth Schedule are repealed.
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Transitional
All proceedings commenced under any written law or part thereof repealed by this Act shall, so far as practicable be continued und…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Rules
The Rules Committee may make rules of procedure generally for the carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Act, and wit…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Sane murderer not to share in victim’s estate
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a person who, while sane, murders another person shall not be entitled direct…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Offences by personal representatives
(1) Any personal representative who, as regards the estate in respect of which representation has been granted to him— (a) wilfull…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Neglect or misapplication of assets by personal representatives
When a personal representative neglects to get in any asset forming part of the estate in respect of which representation has been…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Validity of transfer not affected by revocation of representation
(1) All transfers of any interest in immovable or movable property made to a purchaser either before or after the commencement of…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Protection of persons acting on representation
(1) Every person making or permitting to be made any payment or disposition in good faith under a grant of representation shall be…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Transfer of assets from Kenya to personal representatives in country of domicile for distribution
Where a person not having his domicile in Kenya has died leaving assets both in Kenya and in the country in which he had his domic…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Investment of funds to provide for legacies and interest on legacies
Personal representatives shall invest funds to provide for legacies in the manner and according to the provisions set out in the S…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Insolvent estates
(1) Where an application for a grant of probate or letters of administration shows by the inventory therein that the estate the su…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Abatement and refunding of legacies
Legacies shall abate and be refunded according to the provisions of the Sixth Schedule.
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Personal representatives not bound to pay legacies without indemnity
If an estate is subject to any contingent liabilities, a personal representative shall not be bound to pay any legacy without a su…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Debts to be paid before legacies
Debts of every description enforceable at law and owed by or out of an estate shall be paid before any legacy.
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Assent necessary to complete legatee’s title
(1) The assent of the executor shall be necessary to complete the title of the legatee to a specific legacy. (2) Such assent may b…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Personal representatives to act as trustees in certain cases
Where the administration of the estate of a deceased person involves any continuing trusts, whether by way of life interest or for…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Duties of personal representatives
Personal representatives shall have the following duties— (a) to provide and pay out of the estate of the deceased, the expenses o…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Powers of personal representatives
Personal representatives shall, subject only to any limitation imposed by their grant, have the following powers— (a) to enforce,…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Powers and duties of personal representatives to vest in survivor on death of one of them
Upon the death of one or more of several executors or administrators to whom a grant of representation has been made, all the powe…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
When grant takes effect
(1) A grant of probate shall establish the will as from the date of death, and shall render valid all intermediate acts of the exe…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Property of deceased to vest in personal representative
The executor or administrator to whom representation has been granted shall be the personal representative of the deceased for all…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Duplicate or copy of foreign grant to have same effect as original
For the purposes of this Act, a duplicate of any grant sealed with the seal of a court or other authority in a Commonwealth or for…
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Law of Succession Act CAP 160▤
Sealing of Commonwealth and foreign grants
(1) Where a court or other authority, having jurisdiction in matters of probate or administration in any Commonwealth country or i…
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