Wills

Cap. 203 · Revised Edition 2020 · 50 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Power to dispose of all kinds of property
s. 4Time from which will takes effect
s. 5Competency of testator
s. 6Testamentary capacity of married woman
s. 7Every will to be in writing and duly executed
s. 8Rules as to signature
s. 9Application of rules on certain cases
s. 10Mode of executing testamentary appointment
s. 11Publication of will not required
s. 12Will not to be void on account of incompetency of attesting witness
s. 13Gifts to an attesting witness or his or her wife or husband, to be void
s. 14Creditor attesting a will charging estate with debts
s. 15Executor shall be admitted a witness
s. 16Revocation of will by marriage
s. 17Altered circumstances not to revoke will
s. 18Manner of revoking wills
s. 19Alteration in will after execution
s. 20Manner of reviving revoked will
s. 21Effect of subsequent conveyance, etc., on will
s. 22Effect of failure of devise
s. 23When leaseholds included in a devise of land
s. 24Power of appointment executed by general word in a will
s. 25Devise without words of limitation
s. 26Construction of terms, etc
s. 27Devise to trustees and executors
s. 28Construction of devise in trust without express limitation
s. 29Devise of estate tail not to lapse in certain cases
s. 30Gift to children dying to take effect per stirpes
s. 31Wills of soldiers, etc
s. 32Validity of devises by soldiers, etc
s. 33Power to appoint testamentary guardian
s. 34Interpretation in this Part
s. 35Power of Court to order maintenance for dependents out of testator’s estate
s. 36Maintenance to be by way of periodical payments
s. 37Annual income to be limited
s. 38Payment out of capital
s. 39Matters to be considered in making order
s. 40Other matters to be taken into consideration
s. 41Testator’s reasons for dispositions
s. 42Time within which application must be made
s. 43Effect and form of order
s. 44Variation of orders
s. 45Provision for dependents out of capital
s. 46Contingent and future testamentary gifts to carry the intermediate income
s. 47Power of tenant in tail in possession to dispose of property by specific devise or by bequest
s. 48Prescribed forms for reference in wills
s. 49Depositories of wills of living persons
s. 50Limitation of application of Act