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PROBATES.

PART VII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

No. 2 of 1897.

865

74. The Chief Justice may make general rules and orders, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, for the following pur- poses :-

(a) for regulating the practice and procedure of the Court, the several forms of petitions, orders, and other proceedings to used in the Court ;

and orders

General rules relating to

practice, duties of

and

officers, fees,

and records.

be

[20 & 21 Vict. c. 77 s. 30.]

(b) for regulating the duties of the various officers of the Court; (c) for regulating the fees to be taken by the officers of the Court and to be allowed to counsel and solicitors practising in the Court, and the fees, charges, and costs to be taken and allowed with respect to all proceedings and all other matters in the Court;

(d) for regulating the filing, custody, and inspection of records; and

(e) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance.

**

rules and

orders of

Probate Division of

75. Until such rules and orders have been made as aforesaid, the Application of Court may direct, either generally or in any particular case, that the rules and orders in relation to matters of probate and ad- ministration in the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice in England or any part thereof, and the forms of proceedings in use therein or any of them, with such modifications as the circumstances may require, shall be followed and adopted in the Court.

High Court in England.

etc.

76. An official copy of the whole or any part of a will, or an Copy of will, official certificate of the grant of any administration, may be [ib.3.69.] obtained from the Registry of the Court on the payment of such fees as may be fixed for the same by the rules and orders made under this Ordinance.

to successors

77.

All administrations heretofore granted to any Official Continuance Administrator shall be deemed to have been made to the Official in office of grants of adininistra. Administrator for the time being and to his successors in office: Provided that no act heretofore done by any person under any grant tion made to of administration made to him as Official Administrator shall be Administra- deemed to be affected or rendered invalid on account of the passing of this Ordinance.

[ss. 78 to 81, rep. No. 1 of 1912.]

* As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912, No. 2 of 1912 and

No. 43 of 1912.

As amended by No. 1 of 1912.

Official

tor.