Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962

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Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962

Western Australia

Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962

Contents

1. Short title 1

2. Statute of Frauds 1677 s. 4 applies in amended form 1

Notes

Compilation table 2

Western Australia

Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962

An Act relating to the Statute of Frauds 1677 2.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962 1.

2. Statute of Frauds 1677 s. 4 applies in amended form

The provisions of section 4 of the Statute of Frauds 1677 2, continue in force in this State in relation to any promise or agreement, whether made before or after the coming into operation of this Act, as if the following passages were deleted from that section, namely —

(a) “whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate; or”; and

(b) “or to charge any person upon any agreement made upon consideration of marriage”; and

(c) “or upon any agreement that is not to be performed within the space of one year from the making thereof”.

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Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Law Reform (Statute of Frauds) Act 1962. The following table also contains information about that Act and any reprint.

Compilation table

2 Statute of Frauds 1677 (UK) (29 Charles II, chapter 3). The short title “The Statute of Frauds” was given to the UK Act by the Short Titles Act 1892 (UK).