--(1) On the death or recovery of a patient, the court may order any money, securities or other property-
----(a) belonging to the patient;
----(b) forming part of his estate; or
----(c) remaining under the control of, or held under the directions of the court,
--to be paid, transferred, delivered or released to the person who appears to be entitled thereto.
--(2) Where-
----(a) no grant of representation has been taken out to the estate of a deceased person; and
----(b) it appears to the court that the assets of the estate do not exceed $10,000 in value,
--the court may-
--------(i) provide for the payment of funeral expenses out of any funds in court standing to the credit of the deceased; and
--------(ii) order that any such funds, or the balance thereof, or any property of the patient remaining under the control, or held under the directions, of the court be paid, transferred, delivered or released to the personal representative of the deceased when constituted or to the person who appears to be entitled to apply for a grant of representation to his estate.
--(3) The court may at any time pending notification to the court of the grant of representation to the estate of a patient, direct that any money or securities which belonged to the patient when he died and were not already in court be transferred into court.
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