{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-rules-1987/rule-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-rules-1987/rule-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2024",
  "legislation_title": "The Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/non-contentious-probate-rules-1987",
  "path": "rule/8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Statement of truth in support of grant",
  "text": "(1) Every application for a grant other than one to which rule 39 applies shall be supported by—\n(a) a statement of truth; and\n(b) such other papers,\nas required by the district judge, registrar or instructions given through the online portal.\n(2) Unless otherwise directed by a district judge or registrar, the applicant must state in the application where the deceased died domiciled.\n(3) Where the deceased died on or after 1st January 1926, the applicant must state in the application whether or not, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, information and belief, there was land vested in the deceased which was settled previously to his death and not by his will and which remained settled land notwithstanding his death.\n(4) On an application for a grant of administration the applicant must state in the application in what manner all persons having a prior right to a grant have been cleared off and whether any minority or life interest arises under the will or intestacy.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Rule 8(1)(a)(b) substituted for words (27.11.2018) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 8(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 8(2) inserted (14.10.1991) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1876), rules 1(1), 7(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 8(2) substituted (27.11.2018) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 8(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in rule 8(3) substituted (27.11.2018) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 8(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in rule 8(4) substituted (27.11.2018) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 8(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in rule 8 heading substituted (27.11.2018) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I. 2018/1137), rules 1(1), 8(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 8 in force at 1.1.1988, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2024/rule/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:17:08.535192+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}