Such inspection must be carried out in the presence of a bank staff member and two public officers authorized by the Secretary for Home Affairs. On issue of the certificate of inspection, the holder of the certificate for inspection ('the Holder') will need to make an appointment with the Secretary for Home Affairs for the inspection of the deceased's safe deposit box.
For more information regarding the application procedure, please refer to the website of the Home Affairs Department. With effect from 1st April 2007, the Secretary for Home Affairs has delegated his power as regards access, inspection and inventory taking of a deceased person' safe deposit box to the Director of Home Affairs.Įither the executor under the Will, the intended administrator having priority to take out a Grant of Letters of Administration, or a surviving renter of the safe deposit box will need to apply for a 'Certificate for Necessity of Inspection of Bank Deposit Box' (certificate for inspection) from the Home Affairs Department. How to get access to the deceased's safe deposit box in a bank?Īpplying for a 'Certificate for Inspection'
