(1) Whenever there is contained in any will a charitable devise or bequest, the Board may, in their discretion, require the person (in this section referred to as the personal representative) to whom probate of the will or administration with the will annexed is granted within six months after the grant of probate or administration or within two months after the date on which the Board makes the requirement, whichever period expires later,

(a) to deliver at the office of the Board, or forward to them by registered post, such evidence as the Board may specify to show that either -

(i) the property comprised in the devise or bequest has been transferred to the charity specified in the will, or

(ii) the trustees of the charity specified in the will are aware of the devise or bequest, or

(b) to publish such particulars of the devise or bequest as the Board may specify and in such manner as the Board may require, and within one month after such particulars are published to deliver at the office of the Board, or forward to them by post such evidence of publication as the Board may require.