55. Registered owner dying intestate,
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If a registered owner dies intestate, any party intcrested may inform the Commissioner of Title Settlement of the death of such registered owner.
owner
“owner” means— (a) inrelation toa land parcel the person named in the Title Register as the owner thereof, and; (b) in relation to an interest in a land parcel, the person named in the register as the person in whose favour the interest is registered;
The Commissioner of Title Settlement shall on being sO notified, publish a notice in the prescribed manner calling for claimants to the land parcel registered in favour of such deceased person.
Land parcel
“Land parcel” means an area of land separately delineated on the cadastral map;
The provisions of sections 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26 and 27 shall apply on the Commissioner of Title
Settlement calling for claimants in instances of intestate succession.