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Rule 8 Records

Northern Ireland

(1)

All testamentary civil bills shall be entered in the Testamentary Civil Bill Book to be kept by the chief clerk and each such suit shall be entered on a separate page, the two sides or pages of one leaf being allotted and allowed for the entry or copy of the one civil bill and of the proceedings on the hearing thereof.

(2)

The chief clerk shall immediately following the entry of the process enter in the Testamentary Civil Bill Book the names of all witnesses examined on the hearing of a testamentary civil bill and shall also record the names of all parties to any written instrument produced at the hearing.

(3)

The chief clerk shall record in the Testamentary Civil Bill Book the decree or order of [f1 the judge] and shall sign and seal such record.

(4)

The chief clerk shall, at all reasonable times, produce the Testamentary Civil Bill Book in the Office to any counsel, solicitor or party to the suit and permit them to search and shall give them, on demand, a copy of any entry therein.

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Words amended by S.R. 2013 No. 19 with effect from 25.02.13