http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/section/118Senior Courts Act 1981An Act to consolidate with amendments the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 and other enactments relating to the Senior Courts in England and Wales and the administration of justice therein; to repeal certain obsolete or unnecessary enactments so relating; to amend Part VIII of the Mental Health Act 1959, the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, the Arbitration Act 1979 and the law relating to county courts; and for connected purposes.1981-09-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-18Expert Participation2026-02-18 Senior Courts Act 1981Supreme Court Act 1981s. 31(3)(a)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(1)(a)s. 95(1)Senior Courts Act 1981Supreme Court Act 1981s. 31(3)(b) and wordCriminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(1)(b)s. 95(1)Senior Courts Act 1981Supreme Court Act 1981s. 31(3A)(3B)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(2)s. 95(1)Supreme Court Act 1981Senior Courts Act 1981s. 31(3)(a)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(1)(a)s. 95(1)Supreme Court Act 1981Senior Courts Act 1981s. 31(3)(b) and wordCriminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(1)(b)s. 95(1)Supreme Court Act 1981Senior Courts Act 1981s. 31(3A)(3B)Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015s. 85(2)s. 95(1) Part V118Where a testator by his will appoints a minor to be an executor, the appointment shall not operate to vest in the minor the estate, or any part of the estate, of the testator, or to constitute him a personal representative for any purpose, unless and until probate is granted to him in accordance with probate rules.