Probate and Administration Ordinance

(1)
The Secretary
may—
(a)
upon an application made in a manner specified by him;
(b)
upon being satisfied by the applicant that a deceased person who dies on or after 11 February 2006
kept—
(Amended
L.N. 210 of 2005
)
(i)
a solely rented safe deposit box; or
(ii)
a jointly rented safe deposit box,
at a bank immediately before his death; and
(c)
upon such proof as he considers sufficient,
issue to the applicant a Certificate for Necessity of Inspection of Bank Deposit Box in respect of the estate of the deceased.
(2)
An application under subsection (1) may be
made—
(a)
by the executor or any one of the executors of the deceased concerned;
(b)
by a person who intends to apply for a grant in respect of the estate of the deceased concerned; or
(c)
where the safe deposit box concerned is a jointly rented safe deposit box, by any surviving renter.