Wills Act · s 6

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s 6Execution of appointment by will

(1)

No appointment made by will in exercise of any power shall be valid unless the will is executed in the manner pursuant to this Act.

(2)

Every will executed in the manner pursuant to this Act shall, so far as respects the execution and attestation thereof, be a valid execution of a power of appointment by will, notwithstanding that it shall have been expressly required that a will made in exercise of such power should be executed with some additional or other form of execution or solemnity.