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NON-CONTENTIOUS PROBATE RULES 1967 - REG 10

10 .         Inquiries to be answered before grant issues

        (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.]



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