4Application of Act to wills and other instruments

4 Application of Act to wills and other instruments

(1)  Except as provided in this Act –

(a) this Act, so far as it applies to wills, applies only to wills of testators who die after the commencement of this Act; and

(b) this Act, so far as it applies to instruments other than wills, applies only to instruments executed after the commencement of this Act.

(2)  Where a provision of this Act applies to a will or other instrument by which a power of appointment is exercised, that provision so applies in relation to the exercise of that power, whether or not it applies to the will or other instrument creating the power.

(3)  The application of this Act extends to a disposition made otherwise than by an instrument as if the disposition had been contained in an instrument, other than a will, executed when the disposition was made.

(4)  The application of this Act does not disturb the effect of a judgment or an order of a court given or made before the commencement of this Act.