Section 11 — Wills Act 2007: Requirements for validity of wills

11 Requirements for validity of wills (1) A will must be in writing. (2) A will must be signed and witnessed as described in subsections (3) and (4). (3) The will-maker must— (a) sign the document; or (b) acknowledge that a person directed by the will-maker signed the document in the will-maker's presence. (4) At least 2 witnesses must— (a) be together in the will-maker's presence when the will-maker complies with subsection (3); and (b) each state on the document, in the will-maker's presence, that the witness was present when the will-maker complied with subsection (3); and (c) each sign the document in the will-maker's presence. Compare: Wills Act 1837 s 9 (UK)