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Rule 5A Alternative online procedure for personal applicationsF1F5

England and Wales

(1)

A personal applicant may apply for a grant at any registry under this rule if invited to do so by that registry.

(2)

An application under this rule must be made by completing and sending an online application form F2(paying the appropriate fee electronically) in accordance with instructions given by the registry.

(3)

Where an application is made under this rule, rule 5 applies with the following exceptions and modifications—

(a)

paragraphs (1), (7) and (8) do not apply;

F3(b)

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(c)

paragraph (6) applies as if for the words after “information” there were substituted “required by instructions given by the registry”.

F4(4)

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(5)

Where original documents are required by instructions given by the registry to be sent in support of the application, they must be sent separately to the registry in accordance with such instructions.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Rule 5A inserted (1.11.2016) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2016 (S.I. 2016/972), rules 1(1), 2(2)

F2

Words in rule 5A(2) inserted (27.11.2018) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 6(3)

F3

Rule 5A(3)(b) omitted (27.11.2018) by virtue of The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 6(4)

F4

Rule 5A(4) omitted (27.11.2018) by virtue of The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 6(4)

F5

Rule 5A heading substituted (1.10.2019) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1057), rules 1(1), 6