(2) An application for the issue by the Registrar of a subpoena to bring in a will, shall be supported by an
affidavit setting out the grounds of the application and if any person served with the subpoena denies that the
will is in his possession or control, he may file an affidavit to that effect.
63. An application for an order for a grant limited to part of an estate may be made to the registrar and shall be
supported by an affidavit stating(a) whether the application is made in respect of the real estate only or any part thereof or real estate together
with personal estate or in respect of a trust estate only;
(b) whether the estate of the deceased is known to be insolvent;
(c) that the persons entitled to a grant in respect of the whole estate in priority to the applicant have been cleared
off.
64. An application for an order for grant of administration ad colligenda bona may be made to the registrar and
shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds of the application.
65. An application for leave to swear to the death of a person in whose estate a grant is sought may be made to
the registrar and shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds of the application and containing
particulars of any policies of insurance effected on the life of the presumed deceased.
66. (1) An application for an order admitting to proof a codicil or a will contained in a copy, a completed draft, a
reconstruction or other evidence of its contents where the original will is not available, may be made to the
registrar:
Provided that where a will is not available owing to its being retained in the custody of a foreign court or official,
a duly authenticated copy of the will may be admitted to proof without any such order as aforesaid.
(2) The application shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds of the application and by such
evidence on affidavit as the applicant can adduce as to(a) the due execution of the will;
(b) its existence after the death of the testator; and
(c) the accuracy of the copy or other evidence of the contents of the will; together with any contents in writing to
the application given by any person not under disability who would be prejudiced by the grant.
67. An application for an order for a grant of special administration where a personal representative is residing
outside the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, shall be made to the Court on motion.
68. (1) Where a surviving spouse who is the sole personal representative of the deceased is entitled to a life
interest in part of the residuary estate and elects to have the life interest redeemed, he, may give written notice of
the election to the registrar by filing a notice in Form 192 in the Appendix to these Rules in the Registry.
(2) A notice filed under this rule shall be noted on the grant and the record and shall be open to inspection.
69. (1) Where copies are required of original wills or other documents deposited under the provisions of any
written law, such copies may be photostat copies sealed with the seal of the Registry and issued as office copies
and where such office copies are available copies certified under the hand of a registrar to be true copies shall be
issued only if it is required that the seal of the Court be affixed thereto.
(2) Copies, not being photostat copies, of original wills or other documents deposited as aforesaid shall be
examined against the documents of which they purport to be copies if so required by the person demanding the
copy and in such case the copy shall be certified under the hand of a registrar to be a true copy and may, in
addition, be sealed with the seal of the Court.
70. (1) Every bill of costs (other than a bill delivered by a legal practitioner to his client which falls to be taxed