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StatuteWills Act 2007

Section 28 — Wills Act 2007: Disposition in fractional parts

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28 Disposition in fractional parts (1) This section applies when— (a) a will disposes in fractional parts of— (i) all the will-maker's property; or (ii) the will-maker's residuary estate; and (b) a part fails. (2) The failed part goes— (a) to the part that does not fail; or (b) if there is more than 1 part that does not fail, to all those parts proportionately. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the will makes it clear that the will-maker intended a part that fails to be disposed of differently.

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