Payment to heirs: specified postal authorities may settle savings certificate claims without probate when no nomination exists. Rule 20 allows designated postal authorities to pay the sum due on a National Savings Certificate to a person appearing entitled or to administer the estate when no nomination exists and probate, letters of administration or a succession certificate have not been produced within three months of the holder's death; a table prescribes graded authorities and corresponding monetary limits for sanctioning such claims without production of testamentary or succession documents.
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Payment to heirs: specified postal authorities may settle savings certificate claims without probate when no nomination exists.
Rule 20 allows designated postal authorities to pay the sum due on a National Savings Certificate to a person appearing entitled or to administer the estate when no nomination exists and probate, letters of administration or a succession certificate have not been produced within three months of the holder's death; a table prescribes graded authorities and corresponding monetary limits for sanctioning such claims without production of testamentary or succession documents.
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