# Administration of Estates (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 31: Right of proving executors to exercise powers


(1) When probate is granted to one or some of two or more persons appointed executors by a will, whether or not power is reserved to the other or others to prove, all the powers which are by law conferred on the personal representative may be exercised by the proving executor or executors for the time being and shall be as effectual as if all the persons appointed executors had concurred therein.
(2) This Article applies whether the testator died before or after the commencement of this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1575/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-estates-northern-ireland-order-1979/article-31
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