Rectification of Wills

21.

Order 76 shall be further amended by adding, after rule 15, the following new rule:—

“Rectification of wills16.

(1)

Where an application is made for the rectification of a will, and the grant has not been lodged in court, rule 4 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, as if the proceedings were a probate action.

(2)

A copy of every order made for the rectification of a will shall be sent to the principal registry of the Family Division for filing, and a memorandum of the order shall be endorsed on, or permanently annexed to, the grant under which the estate is administered.”