Amendments to the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987
11.—(1) For paragraph (4) of rule 44, there shall be substituted the following—
“(4) An index of caveats entered in any registry or sub-registry shall be maintained and upon receipt of an application for a grant, the registry or sub-registry at which the application is made shall cause a search of the index to be made and the appropriate district judge or registrar shall be notified of the entry of a caveat against the sealing of a grant for which the application has been made.”.
(2) In paragraphs (5), (9), (10) and (12) of rule 44, for the words “registry in which the caveat index is maintained”, there shall be substituted the words “nominated registry”.
(3) After paragraph (14) of rule 44, there shall be added the following new paragraph—
“(15) In this rule, “nominated registry” means the registry nominated for the purpose of this rule by the senior district judge or in the absence of any such nomination the Leeds District Probate Registry.”.