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Married Women’s Property Act 1893

56 & 57 Vict. c. 63 · Enacted 5 December 1893 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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An Act to amend the Married Women’s Property Act, 1882.

[5th December 1893]C1C2

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C1

Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C2

Act repealed (N.I.) by Statute Law Revision (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 (c. 12), s. 1, Sch. Pt. X

Contents

  1. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  2. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 3Will of married woman.
  4. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 5Short title.
  6. 6Extent.

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3Will of married woman.

Section twenty-four of the M1Wills Act, 1837 shall apply to the will of a married women made during coverture whether she is or is not possessed of or entitled to any separate property at the time of making it, and such will shall not require to be re-executed or republished after the death of her husband.

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5Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Married Women’s Property Act, 1893.

6Extent.

This Act shall not apply to Scotland.