Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 1893 (L. 18)
Supreme Court Of England And Wales
The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2009
Made
14th July 2009
Laid before Parliament
16th July 2009
Coming into force
1st September 2009
The President of the Family Division of the High Court (the judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice), with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 127 of the Supreme Court Act 1981( 1 ) and in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005( 2 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2009 and shall come into force on 1 st September 2009.
Amendment to the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987
2. The Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987( 3 ) are amended in accordance with rule 3.
3. In rule 32(1)(a) (grants on behalf of minors), for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—
“ (i) section 2(1), 2(1A), 2(2), 2(2A), 4 or 4ZA of the Children Act 1989 ( 4 ) , ” .
Sir Mark Potter
President
10th July 2009
I agree
Signed on the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
14th July 2009
1981,c.54 . Section 127 was amended by section 12(2) of, and paragraphs 11 and 12 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) ,
S.I. 1987/2024 . Rule 32 was amended by SI 1991/1876 , 1998/1903 and 2005/3504 .
1989, c.41 . Sections 2(1A) and (2A), and section 4ZA, were added by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c.22) , section 56 and Schedule 6, Part I, paragraphs 26(1)-(3) and 27 respectively.