Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act. unless the context otherwise requires.- (a) "Act" means The Sikkim Succession Act, 2008; (b) "administrator" means a person appointed by competent authority to administer the estate of a deceased person; , (c) "Government' means State Government of Sikkim; (d) "heir" mean':any person male or female who is entitled to succeed to the property of an intes "te under this Act: (e) "intestate'! : ans a person is deemed to die Intestate in respect of property of which he he has not made testamentary; disposition capable of taking effect; (f) "minor",.: l'is a person who (has not attained the age of majority) or has not complet<t, re age of eighteen years; (g) "probate"! .ans copy of a witl certified under the seat of court of competent jurisdictioQ' ith a grant of administration to the estate of the testator; (h) "Sikkimese':,I'means persons belonging to Bhutia, Lepcha and Nepali Community of Sikkimese.:Origin identified through Sikkim Subject Certificate or Certificate of ldentllicatfon: , (i) "will" me~lJf the legal declaration of the Intention of a testator with respect to his property 'riCh he desires to be carried out after his death. i . ,