(1) The office of the executor begins at the time when the appointed person accepts the office.
(2) The acceptance and the refusal of the office is made by declaration to the probate court. The declaration may be made only after the devolution of the inheritance; it is ineffective if it is made subject to a condition or a stipulation as to time.
(3) The probate court may, on application by one of the persons concerned, specify a period for the person appointed to declare whether or not they will accept the office. On the expiry of the period the office is deemed to have been refused unless the acceptance thereof is declared before then.