Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 655
655. (1) Saving any other provision of this Code, a public will
is received and published by a n otary in the presence of two
witnesses in the same manner as any other notarial instrument, in
accordance with the provisions of the Notarial Profession and
Notarial Archives Act , even in regard to the signature of the
testator, according as to whethe r the testator knows how to, an d can
write, or not.
(2) The signature of the witnesses is in no case dispensed with
whatever may be the va lue of the thing dis posed of by the will.
Form of secret
will.
Amended by:
XVIII.2004.76.
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