Section 8 — Administrator-General, entitled to letters of administration in preference to creditors, certain legatees or friends.

The Administrators-General Act, 1963
The Administrator-General of the State shall be deemed by all the courts in the State to have a right to letters of administration other than letters pendente lite in preference to that of-- (a) a creditor; or (b) a legatee, other than a universal legatee or a residuary legatee or the representative of a residuary legatee; or (c) a friend of the deceased.

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