Wills Act 1837 ·

20 No will to be revoked but by another will or codicil, or by a writing executed like a will, or by destruction.

s. 20 · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

20 No will to be revoked but by another will or codicil, or by a writing executed like a will, or by destruction.

No will or codicil, or any part thereof, shall be revoked otherwise than as aforesaid, or by another will or codicil executed in manner herein-before required, or by some writing declaring an intention to revoke the same, and executed in the manner in which a will is herein-before required to be executed, or by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.

Full captured verbatim text

No will or codicil, or any part thereof, shall be revoked otherwise than as aforesaid, or by another will or codicil executed in manner herein-before required, or by some writing declaring an intention to revoke the same, and executed in the manner in which a will is herein-before required to be executed, or by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.

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Wills may be revoked only by executed writing or deliberate physical destruction.

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S. 2 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (c. 35)

Ss. 4–6, 8 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 (c. 52), Sch.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S. 12 repealed by Admiralty, &c. Acts Repeal Act 1865 (c. 112), Sch.

S. 32 repealed (1.1.1997) by 1996 c.47, s. 25(2), Sch. 4 (with ss. 24(2),25(4)); S.I. 1996/2974, art. 2

S. 36 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1874 (c. 35)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