183. Appointment of executor.
The appointment of an executor may be express or by necessary implication.
184. Persons to whom probate cannot be granted.
Probate shall not be granted to any person who is a minor or is of unsound
mind.
185. Grant of probate to several executors.
When several executors are appointed, probate may be granted to them all
simultaneously, or at different times.
186. Probate of codicil discovered after grant of probate.
If a codicil is discovered after the grant of probate, a separate probate of that
codicil may be granted to the executor, if it in no way revokes the
appointment of executors made by the will; but if different executors are
appointed by the codicil, the probate of the will shall be revoked, and a new
probate granted of the will and the codicil together.
187. Surviving executor.
When probate has been granted to several executors, and one of them dies,
the entire representation of the testator accrues to the surviving executor or
executors.
188. Right as executor or legatee, when established.
No right as executor or legatee shall be established in any court of justice,
unless a court of competent jurisdiction within Uganda has granted probate
of the will under which the right is claimed, or has granted letters of
administration under section 181.
189. Effect of probate.
Probate of a will when granted establishes the will from the death of the
testator, and renders valid all intermediate acts of the executor, as such.
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