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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:--- 13. Substitution of Section 31 of Act III of 1913.---In the said Act, for Section 31, the following shall be substituted:--- "31. In what case Administrator General may grant certificate.---Whenever any person has died leaving assets within the Province, and the Administrator General is satisfied that such assets, excluding any sum of money deposited in a Government Savings Bank, or in any Provident Fund to which the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925) apply, did not at the date of death exceed in the whole one hundred thousand rupees in value, he may, after the lapse of one month from the death if he thinks fit, or before the lapse of the said month if he is requested so to do by writing under the hand of the executor or the widow or other person entitled to administer the estate of the deceased, grant to any person, claiming otherwise than as a creditor to be interested in such assets, or in the due administration thereof, a certificate under his hand entitling the claimant to receive the assets therein mentioned left by the deceased, within the Province to a value not exceeding in the whole one hundred thousand rupees: Provided that no certificate shall be granted under this section--- (i) where probate of the deceased's will or letters of administration of his estate has or have been granted; or (ii) in respect of any sum of money deposited in a Government Savings Bank or in any Provident Fund to which the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925), apply."