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Rule 6 Duty of district judge or registrar on receiving application for grantF3I1

England and Wales

(1)

A F1district judge or registrar shall not allow any grant to issue until all inquiries which he may see fit to make have been answered to his satisfaction.

(2)

Except with the leave of a F2district judge or registrar, no grant of probate or of administration with the will annexed shall issue within seven days of the death of the deceased and no grant of administration shall issue within fourteen days thereof.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in rule 6(1) inserted (14.10.1991) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1876), rules 1(1), 7(1)

F2

Words in rule 6(2) inserted (14.10.1991) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1876), rules 1(1), 7(1)

F3

Words in rule 6 heading inserted (14.10.1991) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1876), rules 1(1), 7(1)

Commencement

I1

Rule 6 in force at 1.1.1988, see rule 1