3. Amendment of section 4 of the principal enactment

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Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1);

(2)

by the repeal of all the words from “in the manner hereinafter mentioned;” to the end of renumbered subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the words “subject to the provisions specified in subsection (2);

(3)

by the addition immediately after subsection (1) of that section, the following new subsection: -

“(2) The testator shall –

(a)

sign; and

(b)

affix his left or right thumb impression, at the foot or end of the will, testament or codicil referred to in subsection (1), before a notary public and two witnesses who shall be present at the same time:

Act, No. 30 of 2022

Provided however, in the event the thumb impression of the testator cannot be obtained due to any reason, he shall affix any other finger impression or the toe impression, as the case may be.

Read on from s 4