# Wills Act 1837, Section 17: Executor shall be admitted a witness.


No person shall, on account of his being an executor of a will, be incompetent to be admitted a witness to prove the execution of such will, or a witness to prove the validity or invalidity thereof.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4and1Vict/7/26/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wills-act-1837/section-17
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