Letter of Administration and Succession Certificate Act 2019
The Purpose of this Act is to provide for an efficacious and speedy mechanism for facilitating issuance of Letter of Administration and Succession Certificates. The Act also aimed at curtailing fraud and forgery in the matters related with the Succession Certificates.
In Pakistan legal heirs have to suffer the lengthy court procedures in order to get Succession Certificates and Letter of Administration. Generally Letter of Administration is used for the immovable property and Succession Certificate is used for movable property. It also put huge burden on the courts in country and it consumed lot of court time in the cases related with succession certificates. Letter of Administration and Succession Certificate Act 2019 is aimed to reduce the burden on the courts and also to facilitate the citizens of Pakistan.
Under this new law, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA),which is described as “Authority” in this law, is responsible for the issuance of Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates.
Under section 4 of this Act, The NADRA shall establish a Succession Facilitation Unit for the purpose of receipt, processing and assessment of applications for the grand of Succession Certificates. Now a person can only contact with court if the Authority declines to process application for issuance of the Letter of Administration or Succession Certificate (as mentioned in the section 10).
Currently this Act is only for the Islamabad City and extends to the Islamabad Capital Territory.
Letter of Administration and Succession Certificate Act 2019 PDF Download
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How to obtain the Succession Certificate in Pakistan
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Nasim says
My husband died a few years ago and left some agricultural land in the village. Does this land need to be mentioned on a succession certificate in order to obtain possession?
Admin says
@Nasim
Yes it needs to be mentioned
Nasim says
If the agricultural landi has been missed out on the succession certificate/ declaration of decree because there was some alleged dispute what do I need to do for the inheritance to be obtained. Will I need to get a new succession certificate / declaring od decree?
Nadeem Tahir says
My father passed away in 2004 and had shares in PNSC and SNGPL.
We were three brothers and one passed away leaving a widow and no children.
What is the procedure for share distribution? My father was a resident of Islamabad and my brother still lives there.
Admin says
Contact SECP and your broker for that after getting succession certificate
Umair Warraich says
A.o.A Sir Why the Agricultur department Not Accepted succession certificate from Nadra department says we are accepted succession certificate from civil Court . Civil Court not provide Succession because Court saying us the authority of succession certificate is not Mine Pakistani laws say authority of succession certificate to Nadra … Plz help me sir Thanks a lot ❤️