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Introductory text

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

An Act for the amendment of the laws with respect to Wills.

[3rd July 1837]C1C2C3C4C5C6F1C7

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Act (except s. 1 in part and s. 11) repealed (N.I.) (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/1899 (N.I. 13), art. 38, Sch. 3 (with art. 36, Sch. 2 para. 15(1)-(3)); S.R. 1994/372, art. 2

Modifications

C1

Short Title “The Wills Act 1837” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2

Act amended by Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924 (15 & 16 Geo. 5 c. 5), s. 9, Sch. 9

C3

Words of enactment and other words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57) and Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)

C4

This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland

C5

Act modified by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), ss. 97(2), 148, Sch. 5 para. 43(2)

C6

Act amended by the Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6), Sch. 14 para. 14; S.I.1991/828, art. 3(2) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1))

C7

Act modified (E.W.) (1.10.2007) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), s. 68(1), Sch. 2 para. 4 (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)