(1) The Registrar
shall not allow a grant to issue until all inquiries that he may see fit to
make have been answered to his satisfaction.
(2) Where the omission
is deemed to be of no consequence the Registrar may dispense with full
compliance with the requirements of rule 8, rule 9 or 9A.
(3) The Registrar may
require proof of the identity of the deceased or of the applicant beyond that
contained in the applicant’s affidavit.
(4) The Registrar
shall not require a guarantee under section 26 of the Act as a condition
of granting administration to any person without giving that person or, where
the application for the grant is made through a solicitor, the solicitor an
opportunity of being heard with respect to the requirement.
[Rule 10 amended: Gazette
20 October 1972 p. 4160; 7 October 1977 p. 3604;
14 December 1979 p. 3876.]