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(a) by deleting the definition of “court” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:

“ “court” means the High Court or a Family Court;”;

(b) by deleting the definition of “judge” in section 2;

(c) by deleting the definition of “registrar” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:

“ “registrar” means the registrar of the Family Justice Courts;”;

(d) by deleting the words “or a judge or any registrar whom the Chief Justice may specially appoint for that purpose” in section 29(3) and substituting the words “or the registrar”;

(e) by deleting the word “In” in section 29(7) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (8), in”;

(f) by inserting, immediately after subsection (7) of section 29, the following subsection:

“(8) A grantee of letters of administration from a Family Court shall not be required to give security for the due administration of the estate unless —

(a) the person for whose use and benefit the grant is made is an infant; or

(b) the Family Court thinks fit to require such security.”;

(g) by deleting the words “or a judge” wherever they appear in the following provisions:

Sections 31, 39, 40, 43(2), 50(1), 54, 66(1) and (2) and 67(1) and (2);

(h) by repealing section 34;

(i) by deleting subsection (1) of section 35 and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) No probate or letters of administration granted by a District Court before the date of commencement of section 69 of the Family Justice Act 2014 shall be invalid