1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 2A.Witness statements

  5. 3.Application of other rules

  6. 3A.Overriding objective

  7. 4.Application for grants through solicitors or probate practitioners

  8. 4A.Online procedure for applications through solicitors or probate practitioners

  9. 5.Personal applications

  10. 5ZA.Online procedure for personal applications

  11. 5A.Alternative online procedure for personal applications

  12. 5B.Personal applications using statement of truth

  13. 6.Duty of district judge or registrar on receiving application for grant

  14. 7.Grants by ... registrars

  15. 8.Statement of truth in support of grant

  16. 9.Grant in additional name

  17. 10.Exhibition of wills

  18. 11.Engrossments for purposes of record

  19. 12.Evidence as to due execution of will

  20. 13.Execution of will of blind or illiterate testator

  21. 14.Evidence as to terms, condition and date of execution of will

  22. 15.Attempted revocation of will

  23. 16.Affidavit or witness statement as to due execution, terms, etc., of will

  24. 17.Wills proved otherwise than under section 9 of the Wills Act 1837

  25. 18.Wills of persons on military service and seamen

  26. 19.Evidence of foreign law

  27. 20.Order of priority for grant where deceased left a will

  28. 21.Grants to attesting witnesses, etc

  29. 22.Order of priority for grant in case of intestacy

  30. 23.Order of priority for grant in pre-1926 cases

  31. 24.Right of assignee to a grant

  32. 25.Joinder of administrator

  33. 26.Additional personal representatives

  34. 27.Grants where two or more persons entitled in same degree

  35. 28.Exceptions to rules as to priority

  36. 29.Grants in respect of settled land

  37. 30.Grants where deceased died domiciled outside England and Wales

  38. 31.Grants to attorneys

  39. 32.Grants on behalf of minors

  40. 33.Grants where a minor is a co-executor

  41. 34.Renunciation of the right of a minor to a grant

  42. 35.Grants in case of lack of mental capacity

  43. 36.Grants to trust corporations and other corporate bodies

  44. 37.Renunciation of probate and administration

  45. 38.Notice to Crown of intended application for grant

  46. 39.Resealing under Colonial Probates Acts 1892 and 1927

  47. 40.Application for leave to sue on guarantee

  48. 41.Amendment and revocation of grant

  49. 42.Certificate of delivery of Inland Revenue affidavit

  50. 43.Standing searches

  51. 44.Caveats

  52. 45.Probate actions

  53. 46.Citations

  54. 47.Citation to accept or refuse or to take a grant

  55. 48.Citation to propound a will

  56. 49.Address for service

  57. 50.Application for order to attend for examination or for subpoena to bring in a will

  58. 51.Grants to part of an estate under section 113 of the Act

  59. 52.Grants of administration under discretionary powers of court, and grants ad colligenda bona

  60. 53.Applications for leave to swear or give evidence as to death

  61. 54.Grants in respect of nuncupative wills and copies of wills

  62. 55.Application for rectification of a will

  63. 56.Notice of election by surviving spouse or civil partner to redeem life interest

  64. 57.Index of grant applications

  65. 58.Inspection of copies of original wills and other documents

  66. 59.Issue of copies of original wills and other documents

  67. 60.Costs

  68. 61.Power to require applications to be made by summons

  69. 62.Transfer of applications

  70. 62A.Exercise of a registrar’s jurisdiction by another registrar

  71. 63.Power to make orders for costs

  72. 64.Exercise of powers of judge during Long Vacation

  73. 65.Appeals from district judges or registrars

  74. 66.Service of summons

  75. 67.Notices, etc.

  76. 68.Application to pending proceedings

  77. 69.Revocation of previous rules

  78. Signature

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      FORMS

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      REVOCATIONS

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENT TO USE THE ONLINE PORTAL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS MADE THROUGH SOLICITORS OR PROBATE PRACTITIONERS

  79. Explanatory Note