68. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 520, and shall have effect as section 520A, of the principal enactment:-
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| | (1) Whenever the Public Trustee applies for letters of administration, it shall be sufficient if the petition presented for the grant of such letters states-
| | | (a) the time and place of the death of the deceased to the best of the knowledge and belief of the petitioner; |
| (b) the names and addresses of the surviving next of kin of the deceased, if known; |
| (c) the full and true particulars of the property left by the deceased as far as he has been able to ascertain the same; |
| (d) particulars of the liabilities of the estate, if known. |
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| | (2) The Public Trustee shall not be required to file accounts of the property of the deceased unless the court otherwise directs.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts