New certificate to personal representative

(1) Where a registered proprietor dies, whether he leaves a will or not, his personal representative shall apply for a new certificate of title in his own name “as executor” or “as administrator” of the estate of the deceased registered proprietor, and no dealing with the land of any deceased registered proprietor shall take place until the title thereto has been transferred to the personal representative. (2) A certificate under this section shall not be granted to more than four personal representatives.