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85Time for filing etc accounts under section 85 of P&A Act
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#### 85 Time for filing etc accounts under section 85 of P&A Act
85 Time for filing etc accounts under section 85 of P&A Act
(cf former Part 78, rules 71 and 73)
> > (1) For the purposes of section 85 (1) and (1AA) of the [Probate and Administration Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1898-013), the time within which accounts for an estate in respect of which—
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> > > (a) probate or administration has been granted, or
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> > > (b) a foreign grant has been resealed,
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> > must be filed, verified and filed or verified, filed and passed, as the case requires, is 12 months after the relevant grant or resealing.
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> > (2) An executor or administrator may, in the proceedings for the grant of probate or administration or the resealing of a foreign grant, move for an order extending the period for compliance with section 85 (1) or (1AA) of the [Probate and Administration Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1898-013), including an order extending the period until the further order of the Court, without the prior filing or service of notice of the motion.
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> Note—
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> These rules do not fix a time limit under section 85 (1A), (1B) or (5) of the [Probate and Administration Act 1898](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1898-013). Subject to any order made by the Court, no time limit will therefore apply under those subsections.