Wills Act
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Wills Act is a stock short title
used in the United Kingdom
and Victoria
for legislation relating to will
s.
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
for legislation relating to will
Will
Will may refer to:* Shall and will, the word will as a modal verb* Will , instructions for the disposition of one's property after death...
s.
United Kingdom
- The Statute of Wills 1540Statute of WillsThe Statute of Wills was an Act of the Parliament of England. It made it possible, for the first time in English history, for landholders to determine who would inherit their land upon their death by permitting bequest by will...
(32 Hen 8 c 1) - The Statute of Wills 1542 (34 & 35 Hen 8 c 5)
- The Wills Act 1751 (25 Geo 2 c 6)
- The Wills Act 1837Wills Act 1837The Wills Act 1837 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that confirms the power of every adult to dispose of their real and personal property, whether they are the outright owner or a beneficiary under a trust, by will on their death...
(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 26) - The Wills Act Amendment Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict c 24)
- The Wills Act 1861 or Lord Kingsdown's Act (24 & 25 Vict c 114)
- The Wills (Soldiers and Sailors) Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo 5 c 58)
- The Wills Act 1963Wills Act 1963The Wills Act 1963 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Wills Act 1861 and brought United Kingdom law in line with the suggestions of the Ninth Hague Conference on Private International Law, completed on 5 October 1961. Along with the Wills Act 1837, the 1963 Act is...
(c 44) - The Wills Act 1968 (c 28)