Section 136
of Wills Ordinance Cap 158 Vol Iv
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 138 of 138
Section 136
(1)
A man may dispose, by gift made in contemplation of death, of any movable property which he could dispose of by will or codicil.
(2)
A gift is said to be made in contemplation of death where a man, who is ill and expects to die shortly of his illness, delivers to another the possession of any movable property to keep as a gift in case the donor shall die of that illness.
(3)
Such a gift may be resumed by the giver; and shall not take effect if he recovers from the illness during which it was made; nor if he survives the person to whom it was made.
PRIVILEGED WILLS
Privileged wills.