# Administration of Estates (Northern Ireland) Order 1979, Article 6: Administration pendente lite


(1) Where any legal proceedings are pending touching the validity of the will of a deceased person, or for obtaining or revoking any grant, the High Court may grant administration of the estate of the deceased to an administrator, who shall have all the rights and powers of a general administrator, other than the right of distributing the estate of the deceased.
(2) Every person to whom administration is so granted shall be subject to the immediate control of the High Court and act under its direction.
(3) The High Court may, out of the estate of the deceased person, assign to an administrator appointed under this Article such reasonable remuneration as the High Court thinks fit.
(4) This Article does not prejudice the power of a county court judge to grant limited administration under [ Article 16 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 1980 NI 3] (death of a person concerning whose property proceedings are pending in a county court).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1979/1575/article/6 (the official version)
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