(1) An application for an order for a grant of letters of administration pending suit is made under the discretionary powers of the Court and the application shall include in its title the statutory provision and Act of a Member State under which the application for the grant is made.
(2) An application for an order for a grant of letters of administration pending suit must be made to the Court and must be supported by evidence on affidavit stating —
(a) the reason the grant is required;
(b) the value of the property which is likely to come into the hands of the applicant; and
(c) the fitness to act of the proposed grantee, except where the applicant is a person appointed on behalf of the Crown.
(3) The consent of the proposed grantee to act must be filed except where the applicant is a person appointed by the Crown.
(4) The person who seeks a grant of letters of administration pending suit shall, on obtaining an order under subrule (2), file at the registry the documents for a grant of letters of administration under rule 13 subject to the following —
(a) the oath of the administrator pending suit shall include the following recitals —
(i) that there is a pending action with respect to the validity of the will of the deceased or the estate of the deceased, as appropriate,
(ii) the granting of the order for a grant of letters of administration pending suit to the applicant, and
(iii) that the administrator will collect, get in and administer according to law, the real and personal estate of the deceased pending the action, under the directions and control of the Court except distributing the residue or in such other way as the Court directs; and
(b) file a copy of the emergency order.