PVL2602 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 & 2

PVL2602 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 & 2 UNIQUE NUMBER: PREVIEW OF QUESTION 1 1. 4 Reference: Prescribed book PG 29 In cases where the common law rules do not apply, section 3bis of the Wills Act lays down that wills have to comply with the formalities of at least one of the following countries’ legal systems to be valid in terms of South African law: In the case of movables, any of the following –  the law of the country where the will was executed  the law of the country where the testator was domiciled or habitually resident at the execution of the will or at the time of his or her death  the law of the country where the testator was a citizen at the execution of the will or at the time of his or her death. S - The study-notes marketplace 1. 4 Reference: Prescribed book PG 29 In cases where the common law rules do not apply, section 3bis of the Wills Act lays down that wills have to comply with the formalities of at least one of the following countries’ legal systems to be valid in terms of South African law: In the case of movables, any of the following –  the law of the country where the will was executed  the law of the country where the testator was domiciled or habitually resident at the execution of the will or at the time of his or her death  the law of the country where the testator was a citizen at the execution of the will or at the time of his or her death. 2. 1 Reference: Prescribed book PG 46 Where a testator dies leaving a valid will which took effect on his or her death but which subsequently became inoperative, either in total or in part, his or her intestate estate vests on the date when it first became factually certain that his or her will had become inoperative. Any intestate heirs would have to be determined, not at his or her death, but when the intestacy occurred. 3. 3 Reference: Prescribed book PG 2