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StatuteWills Act 2007

Section 6 — Wills Act 2007: Interpretation

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6 Interpretation For the purposes of this Act, unless the context requires another meaning,— Armed Forces is defined in section 33 de facto relationship is defined in section 29A of the Interpretation Act 1999 disposition includes— (a) the creation by will of a power of appointment; and (b) the exercise by will of a power of appointment document means any material on which there is writing military or seagoing person is defined in section 33 movable property is defined in section 22(1) for the purposes of that section operational service is defined in section 33 personal representative means administrator, executor, or trustee property is defined in section 8(5) for the purposes of that section seafarer is defined in section 33 valid is defined in section 7 will is defined in section 8 will-maker — (a) means a person who makes, changes, revokes, or revives a will; and (b) is the equivalent of testator and testatrix .

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