Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“property” includes lands, leases, rents and hereditaments corporeal, incorporeal or personal and any individual shares thereof and any estate, right or interest therein or in relation thereto, moneys, shares and other funds, securities for money, charges, debts, choses in action, rights, credits, goods and all other property whatsoever which devolves upon the executor or administrator and any share or interest therein and any contingent, executory or other future interest;

“will” means a declaration intended to have legal effect of the intention of a testator with respect to his property or other matters which he desires to be carried into effect after his death and includes a testament, a codicil and an appointment by will or by writing in the nature of a will in exercise of a power and also a disposition by will or testament of the guardianship, custody and tuition of any child.

This Act shall not apply to the wills of persons professing the

Islamic religion whose testamentary powers shall remain unaffected by anything contained in this Act.

Notwithstanding the making of this Act, a will made before the day of commencement of this Act shall, if it would immediately before that day have been construed in accordance with such law, continue to be construed in accordance with the law relating to wills in force in Brunei

Darussalam immediately before that day.

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For the purposes of subsection (3), a will re-executed, republished or revived by a cordial shall be deemed to have been made at the time when it was so re-executed, re-published or revived.

Property disposable by will.