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Interpretation: general

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the assessed value of an estate” has the meaning given in article 3;

“authorised place of deposit” means any place where, in accordance with a direction given under section 124 of the Senior Courts Act 1981(1) (place for deposit of original wills and other documents), original wills and other documents under the control of the High Court (either in the Principal Registry or a district registry) are deposited and preserved;

“district registry” means—

(a)

the probate registry of Wales and any sub-registry attached to it;

(b)

any district probate registry, or

(c)

any sub-registry attached to a district probate registry;

“grant” means a grant of probate or letters of administration;

“the Principal Registry” means the Principal Registry of the Family Division and any sub-registry attached to it, and

“the registrar” means the district probate registrar of the district probate registry to which an application for a grant is made.

(2) Any reference in this Order to a fee by number is to the fee so numbered in Schedule 1.

(1)

1981 c. 54; section 124 was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.