Probate and Administration Act 1934 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration
9. Probate of copy or draft, or of contents
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if a copy or draft thereof is produced, and it appears that the copy or draft is identical in terms with the original, probate may be granted of that copy or draft, limited until the original is admitted to probate; or
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;
if no such copy or draft is produced, probate may be granted of the contents of the will, if they can be sufficiently established, limited as above described.