53Part of will not admitted

53 Part of will not admitted

(1)  This rule applies in respect of a will that –

(a) contains obliterations, alterations or additions; or

(b) is partially revoked by marriage, divorce or a deed of relationship registered or revoked in accordance with the Relationships Act 2003 .

(2)  The Court, a judge or the Registrar may require an applicant applying for a grant in relation to a will to which this rule applies to file a copy of the will in which –

(a) all such obliterations, alterations or additions are omitted; and

(b) if the obliteration of a word is complete and the word cannot be deciphered, a blank space is left in the copy where the obliterated word appears.