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W-9 - Wills Act

Section 8
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Persons under 19 years
8(1)A will made by a person who is under the age of nineteen years is not valid unless at the time of making the will the person
(a) is or has been married,
(b) is a member of a component of the Canadian Forces
(i) that is referred to in the National Defence Act, chapter N-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970 as a regular force, or
(ii) while placed on active service under the National Defence Act, chapter N-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or
(c) is a mariner or seaman.
8(2)A certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of an officer having custody of the records of the force in which a person was serving at the time the will was made setting out that the person was at that time a member of a regular force or was on active service within paragraph 1(b), is sufficient proof of that fact.
8(3)A person who has made a will under subsection (1) may, while under the age of nineteen years, revoke the will.
1959, c.15, s.8; 1972, c.5, s.2
Persons under 19 years
8(1)A will made by a person who is under the age of nineteen years is not valid unless at the time of making the will the person
(a) is or has been married,
(b) is a member of a component of the Canadian Forces
(i) that is referred to in the National Defence Act, chapter N-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970 as a regular force, or
(ii) while placed on active service under the National Defence Act, chapter N-4 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, or
(c) is a mariner or seaman.
8(2)A certificate purporting to be signed by or on behalf of an officer having custody of the records of the force in which a person was serving at the time the will was made setting out that the person was at that time a member of a regular force or was on active service within paragraph 1(b), is sufficient proof of that fact.
8(3)A person who has made a will under subsection (1) may, while under the age of nineteen years, revoke the will.
1959, c.15, s.8; 1972, c.5, s.2