# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 57.1: Scope of this Part and definitions


(1) This Part contains rules about—
(a) probate claims;
(b) claims for the rectification of wills; ...
(c) claims and applications to—
(i) substitute another person for a personal representative; or
(ii) remove a personal representative ; ...
(d) claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 ; ...
(e) proceedings under the Presumption of Death Act 2013 ; and
(f) proceedings under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017.
(2) In this Part:
(a) “probate claim” means a claim for—
(i) the grant of probate of the will, or letters of administration of the estate, of a deceased person;
(ii) the revocation of such a grant; or
(iii) a decree pronouncing for or against the validity of an alleged will;
not being a claim which is non-contentious (or common form) probate business;
(Section 128 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 defines non-contentious (or common form) probate business.)
(b) “relevant office” means—
(i) in the case of High Court proceedings in a BPD DR, that registry;
(ii) in the case of any other High Court proceedings, the Business and Property Division at the Rolls Building; and
(iii) in the case of County Court proceedings, the office of the County Court hearing centre in question;
(c) “testamentary document” means a will, a draft of a will, written instructions for a will made by or at the request of, or under the instructions of, the testator, and any document purporting to be evidence of the contents, or to be a copy, of a will which is alleged to have been lost or destroyed;
(d) “will” includes a codicil.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/57.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-57.1
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