# The Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987, Rule 14: Evidence as to terms, condition and date of execution of will

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, where there appears in a will any obliteration, interlineation, or other alteration which is not authenticated in the manner prescribed by section 21 of the Wills Act 1837, or by the re-execution of the will or by the execution of a codicil, the district judge or registrar shall require evidence to show whether the alteration was present at the time the will was executed and shall give directions as to the form in which the will is to be proved.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) above shall not apply to any alteration which appears to the district judge or registrar to be of no practical importance.
(3) If a will contains any reference to another document in such terms as to suggest that it ought to be incorporated in the will, the district judge or registrar shall require the document to be produced and may call for such evidence in regard to the incorporation of the document as he may think fit.
(4) Where there is a doubt as to the date on which a will was executed, the district judge or registrar may require such evidence as he thinks necessary to establish the date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2024/rule/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-rules-1987/rule-14
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