How a will may be revoked

In force

A will or part of a will may be revoked only—

(a)

under section 14, 14A, 15, 15A or 15B; or

(b)

by a will or other instrument made under an order under section 19 or 21; or

(c)

by a later will; or

(d)

by a document that—

(i)

declares an intention to revoke the will or part; and

(ii)

is executed in the way in which a will is required to be executed under this part; or

(e)

by the testator, or someone in the testator’s presence and at the testator’s direction—

(i)

burning, tearing or otherwise destroying the will with the intention of the testator to revoke it; or

(ii)

writing on the will, or dealing with the will, in a way that satisfies the court, from the state of the will, that the testator intended to revoke it.

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