# The District Probate Registries (Amendment) Order 2020

S.I. 2020/380 · made 30 March 2020

This Order amends the District Probate Registries Order 1982 (S.I.1982/379) (the “Order”) to revoke the Lord Chancellor’s direction that a probate registry be established at Birmingham and that sub-registries be established at the places listed in column 2 of the Schedule to the Order.

Made under: Senior Courts Act 1981

## Introductory text

Senior Courts Of England And Wales
Made 30th March 2020
Laid before Parliament 31st March 2020
Coming into force 22nd April 2020
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 104(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, having consulted the President of the Family Division as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the District Probate Registries (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 22nd April 2020.

## 2 Amendments to the District Probate Registries Order 1982

(1) The Schedule to the District Probate Registries Order 1982 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2(1), omit “column 1 of”
(3) Omit article 3.
(4) In article 4(1), omit “or of a district probate sub-registry”.
(5) In column 1 of the Schedule—
(a) omit the heading “Column 1”; and
(b) omit “Birmingham”.
(6) Omit column 2 of the Schedule.

## Signature

Chris Philp
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
30th March 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the District Probate Registries Order 1982 (S.I.1982/379) (the “Order”) to revoke the Lord Chancellor’s direction that a probate registry be established at Birmingham and that sub-registries be established at the places listed in column 2 of the Schedule to the Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/380 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/district-probate-registries-amendment-order-2020
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