Probate and Administration Act 1934 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration
21. Infants
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probate
“probate” means a grant under the seal of the court issuing the same, authorising the executor or executors expressly or impliedly appointed by a testator’s will, or one or more of them, to administer the testator’s estate in compliance with the directions contained in his will, and in accordance with law;
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.
letters of administration
“letters of administration” means a grant under the seal of the court issuing the same, authorising the person or persons therein named to administer an intestate’s estate in accordance with law;
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.