Section 228. Administration, with copy annexed, of authenticated copy of will proved abroad

228. Administration, with copy annexed, of authenticated copy of will proved abroad.— When a will has been proved and deposited in a Court of competent jurisdiction situated beyond the limits of the State, whether within or beyond the limits of[5] [India], and a properly authenticated copy of the will is produced, letters of administration may be granted with a copy of such copy annexed. 1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "the States." 2. Added by Act 17 of 1931, s. 2. The words "nor, unless the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina or an exempted person, to a married woman without the previous consent of her husband" which originally occurred at the end of this section had been omitted by Act 18 of 1927, s. 2. 3. Ins. by Act 20 of 1983, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-3-1984). 4. The words "G.G. in C." have been successively amended by the A.O. 1937 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above. 5. Subs. by A.O. 1950, for "His Majesty's Domination".