Section 21
Infants
of Probate and Administration Act 1934
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Section 21
(1)
No probate or letters of administration shall be granted to a person while he is an infant.
(2)
Where an infant would, but for his infancy, be entitled to probate or letters of administration, letters of administration with or without the will annexed may, subject to section 6(1), be granted to the guardian of the person and property of the infant, or to such person as the court thinks fit, limited until the infant obtains a grant to himself.
(3)
Where there are 2 or more infant executors or persons so entitled, any grant made under subsection (2) shall be limited until any of them obtains a grant.