or engaged in actual warfare, or a mariner at sea, must execute his or her will
according to the following provisions—
(a) the testator shall sign or affix his or her mark to the will, or it
shall be signed by some other person in his or her presence and
by his or her direction;
(b) the signature or mark of the testator or the signature of the person
signing for him or her shall be so placed that it shall appear that
it was intended thereby to give effect to the writing as a will;
(c) the will shall be attested by two or more witnesses, each of whom
must have seen the testator sign or affix his or her mark to the
will, or have seen some other person sign the will in the presence
and by the direction of the testator, or have received from the
testator a personal acknowledgment of his or her signature or
mark, or of the signature of that other person; and each of the
witnesses must sign the will in the presence of the testator, but it
shall not be necessary that more than one witness be present at
the same time, and no particular form of attestation shall be
necessary.
51.
Incorporation of papers by reference.
If a testator, in a will or codicil duly attested, refers to any other document
then actually written, as expressing any part of his or her intentions, that
document shall be considered as forming a part of the will or codicil in which
it is referred to.
PART IX—PRIVILEGED WILLS.
52.
Privileged wills.
Any member of the armed forces being employed in an expedition or
engaged in actual warfare, or any mariner being at sea, may, if he or she has
completed the age of eighteen years, dispose of his or her property by a will
made as is provided in section 53 (hereafter referred to as a “privileged
will”).
53.
Mode of making privileged wills.
(1)
mouth.
Privileged wills may be in writing or may be made by word of
(2)
The execution of a privileged will shall be governed by the
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