3E+WIn section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (rectification of wills), for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)The following are to be left out of account when considering for the purposes of this section when representation with respect to the estate of a deceased person was first taken out—
(a)a grant limited to settled land or to trust property,
(b)any other grant that does not permit any of the estate to be distributed,
(c)a grant limited to real estate or to personal estate, unless a grant limited to the remainder of the estate has previously been made or is made at the same time,
(d)a grant, or its equivalent, made outside the United Kingdom (but see subsection (5)).
(5)A grant sealed under section 2 of the Colonial Probates Act 1892 counts as a grant made in the United Kingdom for the purposes of subsection (4), but is to be taken as dated on the date of sealing.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 1.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2039, art. 2