120—No will to be registered or admissible in evidence until proved
(1) No will of any
person dying on or after the twenty-sixth day of October, 1893, shall be
registered, or be admissible or receivable in evidence, except in criminal
proceedings or upon application for probate or letters of administration,
until administration in respect of the estate comprised therein has been
issued or obtained.
(2) In this
section—
"administration" means any probate or letters of administration with or
without a will annexed and any rule or order of any Court or Judge, and any
deed or document of any kind whatsoever whereby any person becomes entitled at
law to administer, take charge of, or become receiver of any property of
deceased persons.