Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)

Part V E+W PROBATE CAUSES AND MATTERS

Powers of court in relation to personal representatives E+W

118 Effect of appointment of minor as executor. E+W

Where a testator by his will appoints a minor to be an executor, the appointment shall not operate to vest in the minor the estate, or any part of the estate, of the testator, or to constitute him a personal representative for any purpose, unless and until probate is granted to him in accordance with probate rules.