Section 42
of Probate and Administration Act
Section 42
( 1) Pending any action or the appeal from any deci-sion given as a result of any action touching the validity of the will of any deceased person, or for obtaining, recalling or revoking any probate or any grant of administration, the
Probate Officer may appoint an administrator of the estate of such deceased person.
(2)
The administrator so appointed shall have all the rights and powers of a general administrator, other than the right of distributing the residue of such estate.
(3)
Every such administrator shall be subject to the immediate control of the Probate Officer and act under his direction.
Administration Bond 43.
Every person (other than the Probate Officer) to whom any grant of administration is committed shall, unless the Probate Officer otherwise directs, give a bond, with (if the Probate Officer requires) one or more surety or sureties, conditioned for duly collecting, getting in and administering the estate of the deceased person, and the bond shall be in such form as the Probate Officer may direct.