Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
|
| gptkbp:allows |
landowners to devise real property by will
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Wills Act 1540
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:32_Hen_8_c_1
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1540
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
established right to bequeath land by will in England
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
England and Wales
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
common law prohibition on devising land by will
|
| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Statute_of_Uses_1536
Wills Act 1837 |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Administration_of_Estates_Act_1925
|
| gptkbp:subject |
inheritance law
testamentary freedom |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:An_Act_concerning_Uses_and_Wills
gptkb:Statute_of_Uses |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Statute of Wills 1540
|