Section 127: Probate rules.

Senior Courts Act 1981 · 1981 c. 54View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: PROBATE CAUSES AND MATTERS

Rules of court (in this Part referred to as "probate rules") may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 for regulating and prescribing the practice and procedure of the High Court with respect to non-contentious or common form probate business.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), probate rules may make provision for regulating the classes of persons entitled to grants of probate or administration in particular circumstances and the relative priorities of their claims thereto.

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