Section 40: Provisions relating to wills
consolidated text (as at 2018). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
40. Provisions relating to wills
(1) Notwithstanding section 39, a notary may—
(a) receive in deposit a will under private signature which has not
been registered; and
(b) deliver to a testator a copy of a will embodied in a notarial deed
before the deed is registered.
(2) No will, whether under private signature or in a notarial deed, shall
become executory unless the will has been registered.