Administration of Estates Act, 1965
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Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965)Chapter II: Deceased Estates47. Sales by executor |
Unless it is contrary to the will of the deceased, an executor shall sell property (other than property of a class ordinarily sold through a stock-broker or a bill of exchange or property sold in the ordinary course of any business or undertaking carried on by the executor) in the manner and subject to the conditions which the heirs who have an interest therein approve in writing: Provided that—
| a) | in the case where an absentee, a minor or a person under curatorship is heir to the property; or |
| b) | if the said heirs are unable to agree on the manner and conditions of the sale, |
the executor shall sell the property in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Master may approve.
