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Section 477 — Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of a will

As in force on 3 January 2023.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 3 January 2023 You are here
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
477.Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of a will

Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or to any person, cancels, destroys, or defaces, or attempts to cancel, destroy, or deface, or secretes, or attempts to secrete any document which is or purports to be a will, or an authority to adopt a child, or any valuable security, or commits mischief in respect to such document, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to fine.