A Letters of Administration is issued by the High Court when the deceased has died without a Will or has made a Will but no executor is appointed. In such circumstances the person who is beneficiary of the estate of the deceased comes forward and apply for Letters of Administration. Once he is appointed as an administrator by the court, he has the authority to administer the estate of the deceased.

Letters of Administration is required when:

1. Testator has failed to appoint an executor under a Will; or
2. Where the executor appointed under a Will refuses to act; or
3. Where executor has died before or after proving the Will, but before administration of the estate.

Letters of Administration may be granted to one or several people who may apply to the Court. A Letters of Administration cannot be granted to a minor or a person of unsound mind.