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Finance, 1886, Cap. 20
The Escheat Ordinance, 1886
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The Escheat Ordinance, 1886 is a law of Sierra Leone (ordinance) from 1886. It is cited as Cap. 20. On Lanbuk it is kept with the finance statutes.
The long title says the Ordinance was passed to provide for the appropriation of the casual revenue of the Crown arising from escheated estates, and to declare the law and practice in cases of Escheat.