Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 November 1994. It was answered by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 November 1994 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

Lord Chancellors Dept

Question: If he will introduce legislation to enable banks and other institutions in England and Wales to comply with instructions on the disposal of assets from a person granted probate under the law of Scotland without the need for the grant to be resealed under the law of England and Wales; whether a grant for a registrar in Scotland under rule 19 of the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987, may have effect in England and Wales if it has not been resealed by the English courts; to introduce legislation to enable banks in England and Wales to release money from a bank account to a person or persons granted probate by the crown courts to administer the estate of a deceased person holding that account without a need for the grant to be resealed by a court in England and Wales.

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