Succession Act 1965
Capacity to make a will.
[1837 (c. 26) s. 7 amended]
77
77.—(1) To be valid a will shall be made by a person who—
(a) has attained the age of eighteen years or is or has been married, and
(b) is of sound disposing mind.
[1964 (No. 7) s. 7 (7)]
(2) A person who is entitled to appoint a guardian of an infant may make the appointment by will notwithstanding that he is not a person to whom paragraph (a) of subsection (1) applies.