71No will to be registered or admissible in evidence until proved

##### 71. No will to be registered or admissible in evidence until proved No will or codicil of any deceased person shall be registered or receivable or admissible in evidence, except in criminal proceedings, or upon application for probate or letters of administration, or in proceedings relating to the validity of any such will or codicil, or in proceedings under this Part, until probate or letters of administration in respect of the estate comprised therein shall have been issued or obtained. [Section 71 amended: No. 57 of 1964 s. 7; No. 107 of 1970 s. 11.] [**72‑137.** Deleted: No. 80 of 1973 s. 3.]