(1) Subject to subrule (2), a grant of letters of administration may be made to a person entitled to the grant without the consent of any other person entitled in the same degree.
(2) A person equally entitled to a grant of letters of administration, has not consented to the grant being made to the person equally entitled to, the applicant for the grant shall give not less than 14 days notice to each other person entitled in the same degree before applying for the grant unless the Court dispenses with the need for that notice.
(3) The notice required to be given by an applicant under subrule (2) shall be in Form P15.
(4) In making an application for a grant of letters of administration —
(a) the applicant must file an affidavit of service of the notice or notices under subrule (2);
(b) a person challenging the right of a person in the same degree to a grant of letters of administration may apply to the Court for directions or file a caveat, except in the case of Saint Lucia where Article 1026 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Cap. 243 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 1957 applies; and
(c) no grant of letters of administration may be issued until the application referred to in paragraph (b) is finally disposed of.
(5) Where, on application for a grant of probate, power to apply for a like grant is reserved to other executors who have not renounced their right to apply for a grant of probate —
(a) the proving executor shall give fourteen days notice in writing to the other executors who have not renounced their right to a grant of probate before applying for the grant;
(b) the Court may dispense with giving notice if it is satisfied that giving the notice would —
(i) be impracticable, or
(ii) cause unreasonable delay or expense.
(6) If the Crown is, or may be beneficially interested in the estate of a deceased, notice of an intended application for a grant shall be given by the applicant to the person authorised to apply for a grant on behalf of the Crown, and no grant may be made until 28 days after the notice has been given.