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Law of Succession Amendment Act, No. 43 of 1992

Long title


To amend the General Law Amendment Act, 1952, so as to repeal a  certain provision; to amend the Wills Act, 1953, so as to define or more closely define certain expressions; to further regulate the formalities in the execution of wills; to provide for cases where such formalities are not complied with; to grant a court the power to declare a will to be revoked; to regulate the effect of a divorce or the annulment of a  marriage on a will; to provide for the vesting of certain benefits from the testator's will in the surviving spouse or the descendants of certain persons; to provide for the interpretation of wills in certain cases; to repeal the provision for a soldier's will; to further regulate the competency of certain persons to receive a benefit under a will or to be nominated as executor; to repeal the application of the Act to South West Africa; and to provide for the form in which certain certificates may be drawn up; to amend the Administration of Estates Act, 1965, so as to further regulate certain powers and functions of the Master in relation to wills; to amend the Intestate Succession Act, 1987, so as to provide for the vesting of certain benefits from an intestate estate in the surviving spouse or the descendants of certain persons; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
1. Repeal of section 24 of Act 32 of 1952
2. Amendment of section 1 of Act 7 of 1953
3. Amendment of section 2 of Act 7 of 1953  
4. Insertion of sections 2A, 28, 2C and 2D in Act 7 of 1953
5. Repeal of section 3 of Act 7 of 1953
6. Amendment of section 3bis of Act 7 of 1953...
7. Insertion of section 4A in Act 7 of 1953
8. Repeal of sections 5 and 6 of Act 7  of 1953
9. Substitution of section 7  of Act 7 of 1953
10. Repeal of section 8  of Act 7 of 1953
11. Insertion of Schedules 1 and 2 in Act 7 of 1953
12. Amendment of section 8 of Act 66 of 1965
13. Amendment of section 54 of Act 66 of 1965...
14. Amendment of section 1 of Act 81 of 1987
15. Transitional clause
16. Short title and commencement
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