Section 33 — Wills Act 2007: Definitions for this subpart

33 Definitions for this subpart (1) For the purposes of section 9(4) and this subpart,— Armed Forces is defined in section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990 military or seagoing person means a person who, at a material date, was— (a) a member of the Armed Forces— (i) on operational service; or (ii) at sea; or (b) a seafarer at sea; or (c) a prisoner of war who, immediately before he or she was captured or imprisoned, was described by paragraph (a) or (b) operational service is defined in section 15(3) of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 seafarer is defined in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994. (2) For the purposes of this subpart,— informal testamentary action means an action that— (a) is one of the following: (i) making a will; or (ii) changing a will; or (iii) revoking a will; or (iv) reviving a will; and (b) produces an informal will informal will means a will that is not valid prisoner of war means a protected prisoner of war as defined in section 2(1) of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958. Compare: 1955 No 94 ss 3 , 4