# Wills Act 1963, Section 3: Certain requirements to be treated as formal.


Where (whether in pursuance of this Act or not) a law in force outside the United Kingdom falls to be applied in relation to a will, any requirement of that law whereby special formalities are to be observed by testators answering a particular description, or witnesses to the execution of a will are to possess certain qualifications, shall be treated, notwithstanding any rule of that law to the contrary, as a formal requirement only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/44/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wills-act-1963/section-3
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