Wills and Administration of Testate Estates Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Wills and Administration of Testate Estates Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 77 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Wills and Administration of Testate Estates Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
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- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Wills and Administration of Testate Estates Act. Short title
- S. 2A pplication
- S. 3I nterpretation
- S. 4C apacity to make wills
- S. 5P owers exercisable by will
- S. 6E xecution of wills
- S. 7R ules relating to foreign wills
- S. 8A beneficiary who witnessed the execution of a will shall lose his gift under the Gifts to beneficiary
- S. 9A will shall not be invalid only for the reason that at any time after execution any Incompetency of
- S. 10C reditor witnessing will
- S. 11E xecutor competent witness
- S. 12E rasures, interlineation and alteration
- S. 13R evocation of will
- S. 14I ncorporation of other documents
- S. 15R evival of revoked will
- S. 16(1) The intention of a testator by his will, shall not be set aside because it Construction of will
- S. 17D octrines of equity
- S. 18R esiduary estate
- S. 19C ustody of wills
- S. 20U nreasonable provisions in will
- S. 21M atters to be considered by court when varying will
- S. 22T ime within which application must be made
- S. 23E ffect and form of order
- S. 24V ariation of orders
- S. 25E xecutors
- S. 26E xpress renunciation of right to probate
- S. 27(1) A person claiming an interest in the estate of a deceased person or a Citation and presumed
- S. 28E ffect of renunciation
- S. 29G rant of probate
- S. 30N umber of executors and administrators
- S. 31C orporations
- S. 32(1) Where a will has been lost or mislaid or has been destroyed by any wrongful Probate of copy, draft
- S. 33C odicil propounded after probate
- S. 34A uthenticated copy of will proved abroad
- S. 35E ffect of probate
- S. 36F ailure of executors
- S. 37A ttorney of absent executor
- S. 38A ttorney of person entitled to letters of administration
- S. 39C odicil propounded after letters of administration
- S. 40A ppointment of administrator pending litigation
- S. 41T rust property
- S. 42G rants with exception
- S. 43G rants of excepted part
- S. 44E ffect of grant of letters of administration or probate
- S. 45D uties and powers of personal representative
- S. 46H ow powers of several personal representatives exercised
- S. 47Where probate or letters of administration have been granted to more than one Death of one of
- S. 48D eath of sole or surviving personal representative
- S. 49E xpiry of limited grant when estate not fully administered
- S. 50G uarantees on granting letters of administration
- S. 51R evocation of grants and removal
- S. 52P ayments to personal representatives whose grants are revoked
- S. 53S urrender of revoked grants
- S. 54(1) Where a court of probate outside Zambia has, after the commencement of Sealing of certain
- S. 55G uardians
- S. 56E xpenditure on care and management
- S. 57P ersonal representative or guardian not to derive benefit
- S. 58O ffences by personal representative and guardian
- S. 59B eneficiary causing death of deceased
- S. 60R eceiver pending grant
- S. 61S ale by order of court
- S. 62N o suit against receiver
- S. 63Errors in names and descriptions, or in setting forth the time and place of the Rectification of errors
- S. 64D isputes
- S. 65(1) When a person dies, within or outside Zambia leaving property within Intermeddling with
- S. 66J urisdiction of court
- S. 67R egulations
- S. 68P ractice and procedure
- S. 69S avings
- S. 70N on-Application of 1837 Wills Act of United Kingdom
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IIWILLS GENERALLYPART II
- S. IIIFAMILY PROVISIONS IN WILLPART III
- S. IVEXECUTORSPART IV
- S. VGRANT OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION BY
- S. VIREVOCATION AND ALTERATION OF GRANTS AND REMOVAL OF
- S. VIIGENERALPART VII