Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 675
675. (1) A will made in accordance with the provisions of the
foregoing articles shall, within a month from the day on which
communications shall have been re-established, be deposited by the
person receiving it in the registry of the court of voluntary
jurisdiction of the island in which it has been received unless such
will shall have been, before the expiration of such time, withdrawn
by the testator.
(2) Any person acting in contravention of the provisions of this
a r t i c l e sh a l l , o n p r o c e e d i n g s t a k e n i n ac c o r d an ce w i t h t h e
provisions of article 661, be liable to the punishments therein
mentioned, in so far as such punishments may be applicable.
Wills made at sea.
Amended by:
XVIII.2004.79.
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