# Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, Section 23: Determination of date on which representation was first taken out

Extent: E+W

(1) The following are to be left out of account when considering for the purposes of this Act when representation with respect to the estate of a deceased person was first taken out—
(a) a grant limited to settled land or to trust property,
(b) any other grant that does not permit any of the estate to be distributed,
(c) a grant limited to real estate or to personal estate, unless a grant limited to the remainder of the estate has previously been made or is made at the same time,
(d) a grant, or its equivalent, made outside the United Kingdom (but see subsection (2) below).
(2) A grant sealed under section 2 of the Colonial Probates Act 1892 counts as a grant made in the United Kingdom for the purposes of this section, but is to be taken as dated on the date of sealing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/63/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/inheritance-provision-for-family-and-dependants-act-1975/section-23
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