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TABLE COMPARING THE WILLS ACT 1837 (UK) AND THE SUCCESSION (WILLS) ACT

THIS TABLE COMPARES the Wills Act 1837 (UK) as amended with the draft Succession (Wills) Act. Sections not listed have been repealed as to New Zealand (for details, see the sections of the full Act, reproduced at pages 69–98).

1837 Act (UK)

Draft Wills Act
1
replaced by
4
3
replaced by
12
6
unnecessary (repealed in England: Statute Law (Revision) Act 1969)
9
replaced by
8
10
replaced by
8
13
replaced by
9
14
unnecessary (para C14)
15
replaced by
11
16
unnecessary (para C14)
17
unnecessary (para C14)
18
replaced by
18
19
unnecessary
20
replaced by
17
21
replaced by
21
22
replaced by
20
23
replaced by
13
24
replaced by
22

1837 Act (UK)

Draft Wills Act
25
replaced by
23
26
replaced by
14
27
replaced by
15
28
replaced by
16
29
unnecessary (paras C35–C38)
3031
unnecessary (omitted from Western Australia Wills Act 1970 and Queensland Succession Act 1981)
33
replaced by
26

1852 Amendment (UK)

Draft Wills Act
1
replaced by
8

1955 Amendment (NZ)

Draft Wills Act
3–11
replaced by
29–35
13
replaced by
18(3)
14
replaced by
38
16
replaced by
26

1969 Amendment (NZ)

Draft Wills Act
2
replaced by
6

1977 Amendment (NZ)

Draft Wills Act
2
replaced by
19
3
replaced by
11(2)(a)
4
unnecessary

[The printed version of this report contains as an appendix the Wills Act 1837 (Imp.), the Wills Act Amendment Act 1852 (Imp.), the Wills Amendment Act 1955, the Wills Amendment Act 1958, the Wills Amendment Act 1960, the Wills Amendment Act 1962, the Wills Amendment Act 1969, and the Wills Amendment Act 1977, which may be found in RS Vol 30.]


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