# The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2019, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 (S.I. 1987/2024) (“the 1987 Rules”) in the following respects.
Rule 3 amends rule 4 (applications for grants through solicitors or probate practitioners) of the 1987 Rules to provide that applications made through a solicitor or probate practitioner may be made online under rule 4A (online procedure for applications through solicitors or probate practitioners) of the 1987 Rules without the need for an invitation from a registry, allowing for an online process for such applications, which has been piloted, to be introduced more widely.
Rule 4 substitutes a new rule 4A for the existing rule 4A, providing for the procedure an applicant must follow when making an online application through a solicitor or probate practitioner, in place of the previous requirement that the applicant must follow instructions given by the registry.
Rule 5 amends rule 5ZA (online procedure for personal applications) of the 1987 Rules to correct a typographical error.
Rule 6 amends the heading of rule 5A of the 1987 Rules in place of an earlier defective amendment.
Rule 2 makes consequential amendments to the definition of “online portal” in rule 2 (interpretation) of the 1987 Rules to reflect the new headings.
Rule 7 provides that applications begun under rule 4A of the 1987 Rules before the coming into force of these rules will be treated in accordance with rule 4A of the 1987 Rules as it stood immediately before the coming into force of these Rules.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1057/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-amendment-rules-2019/note
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