--(1) Where, at the commencement of proceedings for the revocation of a grant of probate of the will or letters of administration of the estate of a deceased person, the probate or letters of administration, as the case may be, have not been lodged in court then-
----(a) if the proceedings are commenced by a person to whom the grant was made, he must lodge the probate or letters of administration at the court within 7 days after the issue of the claim; or
----(b) if any defendant to the claim has the probate or letters of administration in his possession or under his control, he must lodge it or them at the court within 14 days after the service of the claim form upon him.
--(2) Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (1) may, on the application of any party to the proceedings, be ordered by the court to lodge the probate or letters of administration within a specified time, and any person against whom such an order is made may not be entitled to take any step in the proceedings without the permission of the court until he has complied with the order.
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