16(1)When there is no executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased, or there being an executor or administrator no action is brought by him or her, within six months after the death of the deceased, an action may be brought by and in the name or names of any one or more of the persons for whose benefit the action would have been brought if it had been brought by the executor or administrator.

16(2)Every action brought under subsection (1) shall be for the benefit of the same person as if it were brought by the executor or administrator.

16(3)If an action is brought under this Act but has not been set down for trial within six months after it was begun, the statement of claim in the action and all subsequent proceedings in it may, on application, be amended by substituting or adding as plaintiff all or any of the persons for whose benefit the action was or should have been brought.

16(1)When there is no executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased, or there being an executor or administrator no action is brought by him or her, within six months after the death of the deceased, an action may be brought by and in the name or names of any one or more of the persons for whose benefit the action would have been brought if it had been brought by the executor or administrator.

16(2)Every action brought under subsection (1) shall be for the benefit of the same person as if it were brought by the executor or administrator.

16(3)If an action is brought under this Act but has not been set down for trial within six months after it was begun, the statement of claim in the action and all subsequent proceedings in it may, on application, be amended by substituting or adding as plaintiff all or any of the persons for whose benefit the action was or should have been brought.