Wills Act 1837 ·

10 Appointments by will to be executed like other wills, and to be valid, although other required solemnities are not observed.

s. 10 · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

10 Appointments by will to be executed like other wills, and to be valid, although other required solemnities are not observed.

No appointment made by will, in exercise of any power, shall be valid, unless the same be executed in manner herein-before required; and every will executed in manner herein-before required shall, so far as respects the execution and attestation thereof, be a valid execution of a power of appointment by will, notwithstanding it shall have been expressly required that a will made in exercise of such power should be executed with some additional or other form of execution or solemnity.

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No appointment made by will, in exercise of any power, shall be valid, unless the same be executed in manner herein-before required; and every will executed in manner herein-before required shall, so far as respects the execution and attestation thereof, be a valid execution of a power of appointment by will, notwithstanding it shall have been expressly required that a will made in exercise of such power should be executed with some additional or other form of execution or solemnity.

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Appointments made by will must be executed and attested as wills under this Act.

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Verification findings (43)

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Change history as published

S. 2 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (c. 35)

Ss. 4–6, 8 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 (c. 52), Sch. Pt. III · repeated 2×

S. 12 repealed by Admiralty, &c. Acts Repeal Act 1865 (c. 112), Sch.

S. 32 repealed (1.1.1997) by 1996 c.47, s. 25(2), Sch. 4 (with ss. 24(2),25(4)); S.I. 1996/2974, art. 2

S. 36 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (c. 35)

Pending effects amendments not yet applied to this text

s. 18A(1) amended (EW) (prosp.) by Family Law Act 1996 s. 66(1) Sch. 8 Pt. 1 para. 1 · Effective date unknown · s. 18A

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Source: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Will4and1Vict/7/26