--(1) Where in any proceedings it appears that a dead person was interested in the proceedings then, if the dead person has no personal representatives, the court may make an order appointing someone to represent his estate for the purpose of the proceedings.
--(2) A person may be appointed as a representative if he-
----(a) can fairly and competently conduct proceedings on behalf of the estate of the deceased person; and
----(b) has no interest adverse to that of the estate of the deceased person.
--(3) The court may make such an order on or without an application.
--(4) Until the court has appointed someone to represent the dead person's estate, the claimant may take no step in the proceedings apart from applying for an order to have a representative appointed under this rule.
--(5) A decision in proceedings where the court has appointed a representative under this rule binds the estate to the same extent as if the person appointed were an executor or administrator of the deceased person's estate.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 140 of 2000.
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