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25. Where the deceased died on or after the 1st January 1956, domiciled outside Northern Ireland, a grant of administration with or without the will annexed may be made by the Master—
(a)to the person entrusted with the administration of the estate by the court having jurisdiction at the place where the deceased died domiciled,
(b)to the person entitled to administer the estate by the law of the place where the deceased died domiciled,
(c)if there is no such person as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of this rule or if in the opinion of the Master; the circumstances so require, to such person as the Master may direct;
Provided that :
(a)probate of any will which is admissible to proof may be granted—
(i)if the will is in the English language, to the executor named therein;
(ii)if the will describes the duties of a named person in terms sufficient to constitute him executor according to the tenor of the will, to that person;
(b)where the whole of the estate in Northern Ireland consists of immovable property, a grant limited thereto may be made in accordance with the law which would have been applicable if the deceased had died domiciled in Northern Ireland.
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