Wills Act 1963
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to repeal the Wills Act 1861 and make new provision in lieu thereof; and to provide that certain testamentary instruments shall be probative for the purpose of the conveyance of heritable property in Scotland. |
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| Citation | 1963 c. 44 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1963 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1964 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Wills Act 1861 |
| Amended by |
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| Relates to | Wills Act 1837 |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Wills Act 1963 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Wills Act 1963 (c. 44) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed the Wills Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 114) 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 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 26), the 1963 act is the principal act dealing with wills in the United Kingdom. The act allows a will to be considered "properly executed" if it was executed in line with local law in the state where it was executed, the state where the testator lived or the state the testator was a citizen of, rather than applying United Kingdom law to all wills.