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ACT V OF 2012 ACT V OF 2012 ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL'S (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012 An Act further to amend the Administrator General's Act, 1913 [Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary 11th February, 2012] No. PAP/Legis-2(74)/2011/518, dated 11-2-2012.---The Administrator General's (Amendment) Bill, 2011, originally passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on the 22nd day of December 2011, was sent to the Governor of the Punjab for assent. The Governor returned the Bill for reconsideration by the Assembly. The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, after reconsideration, again passed the Bill on the 25th day of January 2012. The Bill was again sent to the Governor for assent on the 27th day of January 2012. Since the Governor has not assented to the Bill within the stipulated period of ten days, the same is deemed to have been assented to in terms of clause (3) of Article 116 of the Constitution, and is published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Preamble.---Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Administrator General's Act, 1913 (III of 1913), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is enacted as follows:--- 7. Substitution of Section 9 of Act III of 1913.---In the said Act, for Section 9, the following shall be substituted:--- "9. When Administrator General is to administer estates of persons other than exempted persons.---If any person, not being an exempted person, has died leaving within the Province assets exceeding the value of one hundred thousand rupees and if no person to whom any Court would have jurisdiction to commit administration of such assets has, within one month after his death, applied in the Province for probate of his will, or for letters of administration of his estate, the Administrator General shall, subject to any rules made by the Government, within a reasonable time after he has had notice of the death of such person, and of his having left such assets, take such proceedings as may be necessary to obtain from the High Court letters of administration of the estate of such person."