Wills Act 1837
1837 CHAPTER 26 7 Will 4 and 1 Vict
An Act for the amendment of the laws with respect to Wills.
[3rd July 1837]F1
Textual Amendments
F1Act (except s. 1 in part and s. 11) repealed (N.I.) (1.1.1995) by S.I. 1994/1899 (N.I. 13), art. 38, Sch. 3 (with art. 36, Sch. 2 para. 15(1)-(3)); S.R. 1994/372, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Short Title “The Wills Act 1837” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
C2Act amended by Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924 (15 & 16 Geo. 5 c. 5), s. 9, Sch. 9
C3Words of enactment and other words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57) and Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)
C4This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland
C5Act modified by Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20, SIF 85), ss. 97(2), 148, Sch. 5 para. 43(2)
C6Act amended by the Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(6), Sch. 14 para. 14; S.I.1991/828, art. 3(2) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1))
C7Act modified (E.W.) (1.10.2007) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), s. 68(1), Sch. 2 para. 4 (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)(d)