§ Mr. DiamondI beg to move Amendment No. 9, in page 11, line 12, at the beginning to insert:
(1) Any sums payable by the Trustees under this Part of this Act to or to the personal representatives of a person who has died may be paid, on production of probate, confirmation or letters of administration granted in respect of his estate by any court in the United Kingdom, to the person to whom the probate, confirmation or letters of administration were granted, or as directed by that person.This, too, is a rather technical Amendment. Its purpose is to enable any sums clue to the estate of a deceased Northern Ireland or Scottish Member to be paid without resealing of probate. Lawyers will appreciate the purpose of this. The rules are not identical in the countries concerned, and we think that this is a perfectly safe provision. We would not wish to go too far in this matter, but we think this a reasonable extension.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. DiamondI beg to move Amendment No. 10, in line 19, to leave out first "to" and to insert "in respect of".
This is a purely drafting Amendment. Probate is not granted to an estate but in respect of one. It is for that reason that we wish to insert the Amendment.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. DiamondI beg to move Amendment No. 11, in line 36, to leave out "legal".
This, too, is a purely drafting Amendment. I am advised that there is no such thing as an illegal personal representative and, therefore, the word is somewhat otiose.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.