Marriage with deceased wife’s sister validated

(1) No marriage contracted before or after 1st July, 1908, between a man and his deceased wife’s sister, within Belize or without, shall be deemed to have been or shall be void or voidable by reason only of such affinity. (2) If, in cases before 1st July, 1898, any marriage mentioned in subsection (1) was annulled or either party thereto, after the marriage and during the life of the other, lawfully married another, it shall be deemed to have become and to be void upon and after the day on which it was so annulled, or on which either party thereto lawfully married another. (3) No right, title, estate or interest, whether in possession or expectancy, and whether vested or contingent on 1st July, 1898, existing in, to or in respect of any property, and no act or thing lawfully done or omitted before the said date shall be prejudicially affected. (4) A Will shall not be revoked by reason of any marriage contracted prior to 1st July, 1898, being declared valid by this section.