The Wills Act 1837 (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order 2022
This Order amends section 9(2) of the Wills Act 1837 (c. 26) to provide that the application of the provisions for witnessing of wills via live video link inserted by the Wills Act 1837 (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/952) is extended to wills made on or before 31st January 2024.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
10 Jan 2022
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In force
01 Feb 2022
Enabling power
In accordance with section 8(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, the Secretary of State considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.
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