Succession Act 1965 section 42

Deposit and inspection of wills and other documents

Section 42 sets out the requirements for depositing, preserving, and inspecting original wills and related documents in the Probate Office.

• Original wills for which probate is granted must be deposited in the Probate Office.
• Copies of wills whose originals are kept in district probate registries must also be deposited in the Probate Office.
• The President of the High Court controls the preservation of these documents and sets the rules for inspecting them.
• These arrangements are subject to the Public Records (Ireland) Act 1867, which allows for the eventual transfer of records to the Public Record Office for safe keeping.