Probate Rules 2017
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50 Documents mentioned in will
(1) No document or paper, other than a codicil, may form part of a will unless it was in existence at the time of the execution of the will.
(2) Unless otherwise directed by the Court, a judge or the Registrar, if the content of a will suggests that there may be a document, a paper or part of a paper that may form part of the will, an applicant for a grant in relation to that will must –
(a) produce the document, paper or part of a paper as an exhibit to the affidavit; and
(b) if it is not possible to comply with paragraph (a) , file affidavit evidence with the Court explaining in detail, and to the satisfaction of the Registrar, the searches undertaken for such document, paper or part.