(1) A will is taken to
be properly executed if its execution conforms to the internal law in force in
the place —
(a)
where it was executed; or
(b) that
was the testator’s domicile or habitual residence, either at the time
the will was executed, or at the testator’s death; or
(c) of
which the testator was a national, either at the date of execution of the
will, or at the testator’s death.
(2) The following
wills are also taken to be properly executed —
(a) a
will executed on board a vessel or aircraft, if the will has been executed in
conformity with the internal law in force in the place with which the vessel
or aircraft may be taken to have been most closely connected having regard to
its registration and other relevant circumstances;
(b) a
will, so far as it disposes of immovable property, if it has been executed in
conformity with the internal law in force in the place where the property is
situated;
(c) a
will, so far as it revokes a will or a provision of a will that has been
executed in accordance with this Act, or that is taken to have been properly
executed by this Act, if the later will has been executed in conformity with
any law by which the earlier will or provision would be taken to have been
validly executed;
(d) a
will, so far as it exercises a power of appointment, if the will has been
executed in conformity with the law governing the essential validity of the
power.
[Section 20 inserted: No. 27 of 2007 s. 17.]