# Wills Act 1837, Section 33A: Disclaimer or forfeiture of gift


(1) This section applies where a will contains a devise or bequest to a person who—
(a) disclaims it, or
(b) has been precluded by the forfeiture rule from acquiring it.
(2) The person is, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, to be treated for the purposes of this Act as having died immediately before the testator.
(3) But in a case within subsection (1)(b), subsection (2) does not affect the power conferred by section 2 of the Forfeiture Act 1982 (power of court to modify the forfeiture rule).
(4) In this section “ forfeiture rule ” has the same meaning as in the Forfeiture Act 1982.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4and1Vict/7/26/section/33A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wills-act-1837/section-33A
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