Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,(a) "Act" means The Sikkim Succession Act, 2008; (b) "administrator" means a person appointed by competent authority to administer the estate of a deceased person; (c) "Government" means State Government of Sikkim; (d) "heir" mean: any person male or female who is entitled to succeed to the property of an intestate under this Act; (e) "intestate" means a person is deemed to die Intestate in respect of property of which he has not made testamentary disposition capable of taking effect; (f) "minor" is a person who (has not attained the age of majority) or has not completed the age of eighteen years; (g) "probate" means copy of a will certified under the seat of court of competent jurisdiction with a grant of administration to the estate of the testator; (h) "Sikkimese" means persons belonging to Bhutia, Lepcha and Nepali Community of Sikkimese Origin identified through Sikkim Subject Certificate or Certificate of Identification; (i) "will" means the legal declaration of the Intention of a testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried out after his death.