If the commissary clerk of the county has reason to believe that [F1the estate and effects of which the testate died possessed exceed [F2the value] specified in section three of this Act] , he shall refuse to proceed with the application until he is satisfied as to the true value thereof.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Small Estates (Representation) Act 1961 (c. 37), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)
F2Words substituted by Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Act 1979 (c. 22, SIF 116:2), s. 1(2)(b)