Section 37 — Wills Act 2007: Certificate as to application of this subpart

37 Certificate as to application of this subpart (1) A certificate may be given under subsection (2) as to a fact that has to be proved to establish one of the following: (a) that at a material date a person was a military or seagoing person; or (b) that at the material date a person was entitled under section 9(4) to make, change, revoke, or revive a will. (2) A certificate given under this subsection must be given,— (a) in the case of a person who at the material date was a member of the Armed Forces, by an officer of the Armed Forces; or (b) in the case of a person who at the material date was a seafarer on a ship or had received orders to join a ship as a seafarer, by an officer of the ship. (3) The following apply to a certificate given under subsection (2): (a) the certificate is sufficient evidence of the fact, in the absence of proof to the contrary; and (b) judicial notice must be taken of the appointment and signature of the officer giving it. Compare: 1955 No 94 s 6A