Paragraph 51 Amendment to rule 162

For rule 162(1) substitute—

“(1)

An application to register a transfer by a personal representative, who is not already registered as proprietor, must be accompanied by—

(a)

the original grant of probate of the deceased proprietor and, where section 7 of the Administration of Justice Act 1925^f1 applies, the original grant of probate showing the chain of representation, to prove that the transferor is his personal representative,

(b)

the original letters of administration of the deceased proprietor showing the transferor as his personal representative,

(c)

a court order appointing the transferor as the deceased’s personal representative, or

(d)

(where a conveyancer is acting for the applicant) a certificate given by a conveyancer that the conveyancer holds the original or a certified or office copy of such grant of probate, letters of administration or court order.”.