The Probate and Administration RulesRule 51 of The Probate and Administration Rules: Retention of original wills of deceased
All original wills, or court authenticated copies thereof, of which probate or letters of administration with the will annexed have been granted by or applied for in any registry, shall be retained by and preserved among the records of that registry unless removed therefrom pursuant to regulations made under these Rules.
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(1) A photocopy of every will in respect of which an application for a grant is made shall be marked by the signature of the applicant and shall also be exhibited in any affidavit or declaration which…
(1) Where the registrar considers that in any particular case a photographic copy of the original written will would not be satisfactory for purposes of record, he may require an engrossment suitable…
(1) Where a written will contains no attestation clause or the attestation clause is insufficient or where it appears to the court that there is some doubt about the due execution of the will, the cou…
(1) Where there appears in a written will any obliteration, interlineation or other alteration which is not authenticated in the manner prescribed by section 20 of the Act or by the re- execution of t…
Any appearance of attempted revocation of a written will by burning, tearing or otherwise, and every other circumstance leading to a presumption of revocation of a written will by the testator, and ev…
(1) The court may require an affidavit from any person it thinks fit for the purpose of satisfying itself as to any of the matters referred to in rules 54, 55 and 56, and in any such affidavit sworn b…
(1) Every application under these Rules which relates to the will, or to the devolution of property on the intestacy, of a deceased person in regard to whom or whose property there are no proceedings…
(1) Save where otherwise provided in these Rules every application to the court or to a registry shall be brought in the form of a petition, caveat or summons as may be appropriate. (2) In the case of…
Every interested person (whether or not he has been served with notice thereof) who wishes to be heard upon or to oppose any application, and has not already appeared in the proceedings, shall enter a…
(1) Every application shall without delay be considered by the registrar who shall give all necessary directions as to the time and place of the hearing and as to the giving of notice of the proceedin…
(1) The registrar may hear and determine any matter brought before him or may at the request of any party thereto or of his own motion transfer it or any other matter or question before him to the cou…
