The Probate and Administration RulesRule 53 of The Probate and Administration Rules: Engrossment of wills for purposes of record
(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 for photographic reproduction to be lodged.
(2) Where a written will contains alterations which are not admissible to proof there shall be lodged an engrossment of the will in the form in which it is intended to be or has been proved.
(3) Any engrossment lodged under this rule shall reproduce the punctuation, spacing and division into paragraphs of the will and, if it is one to which subrule (2) applies, it shall be made bookwise on durable paper following continuously from page to page on both sides of the paper.
(4) Where any pencil or chalk writing appears on a will there shall be lodged a copy of the will or of the pages or sheets containing the pencil or chalk writing in which there shall be underlined in red ink those portions which appear in pencil or chalk in the original.
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