Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In subsection (3)
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apparent means legible by the unaided eye or with
the help of a magnifying lens but not otherwise.
(2) Subject to Part X,
an alteration to a will after it has been executed is not effective unless the
alteration is executed in a manner in which a will is required or permitted to
be executed by this Act.
(3) Subsection (2)
does not apply to an alteration to a will made by, or at the direction of, the
testator if the words or effect of the will are no longer apparent because of
the alteration.
(4) If a will is
altered, it is sufficient compliance with the requirements for execution if
the signatures of the testator and of the witnesses to the alteration, or in
the case of a will referred to in section 17 the signature of the testator,
are or is made —
(a) in
the margin, or on some other part of the will beside, near or otherwise
relating to the alteration; or
(b) as
authentication of a memorandum referring to the alteration and written on the
will.
[Section 10 inserted: No. 27 of 2007 s. 9.]