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Debts (Deceased Servicemen etc) Act 1893

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Collection of Effects and Payment of Preferential Charges

    1. 1. On death of person subject to service law committee of adjustment to secure effects and pay charges.

    2. 2. Preferential charges.

    3. 3. Surplus only of personal estate to be deemed personal estate.

    4. 4. Decision of question as to preferential charges.

    5. 5. Payment of preferential charges by representatives or other persons.

    6. 6. Powers and duties of committee where preferential charges are not paid.

  3. Disposal of Surplus and Residue

    1. 7. Disposal of surplus by paymaster.

    2. 8. Disposal of residue by Secretary of State.

    3. 9. Disposal by Secretary of State of residue where residue does not exceed one hundred pounds, and no representation.

    4. 10. Application of residue undisposed of.

  4. Supplemental Provisions

    1. 11.†Disposal of medals and decorations.

    2. 12. Disposal of effects not money.

    3. 13. Regulations by royal warrant.

    4. 14. Restriction on interposition of official administrators.

    5. 15. Money remitted not to be assets in place where remitted to.

    6. 16. Duty and representation where sums under 100l.

    7. 17. Discharge of paymaster and Secretary of State.

    8. 18. Validity of payments, sales, &c., under this Act.

    9. 19. Saving for rights of representative.

    10. 20. Creditor administering not entitled to claim property.

    11. 21. Deposit in court of probate, &c., of original wills in hands of Secretary of State, and declaration of intestacy.

  5. Application of Act to special Cases

    1. 22. Special provision as to an army paymaster.

    2. 23. Application of Act to deserters, felons, &c.

    3. 24. Application of Act to case of insanity.

    4. 25—27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Definitions; Extent; Commencement; Repeal; Short Title

    1. 29. Definitions.

    2. 29A.Application of Act to members of naval, marine or air forces

    3. 30. Extent of Act.

    4. 31, 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 33. Short title.

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