The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Escheat Act Amendment Act 1870.”

The fourth section of “The Escheat Act 1868” is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is enacted as follows—

Inquests under “The Escheat Act 1868” shall be held at such town or place within or without the district of the Sheriff who is to hold such inquest as such Sheriff shall appoint with the consent in writing of the Colonial Secretary and notice of the day and hour and also of the place of holding any such inquest shall be published in such manner as the Sheriff shall think fit and in the case of real estate shall be affixed to or left with some person at the premises respecting which inquiry is to be made seven days before the holding of the inquest.

Nothing in this Act shall affect the mode of proceeding in any case when the notice required by the enactment hereby repealed has been published before the passing of this Act.