Swiss Civil Code

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Art. 503

e. Per­sons in­volved

 

1Per­sons who lack ca­pa­city to act, have been de­prived of their civil rights due to a crim­in­al con­vic­tion1 or are un­able to read or write, lin­eal re­l­at­ives2 or sib­lings of the test­at­or or their spouses and the test­at­or’s spouse are not per­mit­ted to act as au­then­tic­at­ing of­fi­cials or wit­nesses when mak­ing a will in the form of a pub­lic deed.

2No dis­pos­i­tion may be made in the will in fa­vour of any au­then­tic­at­ing of­ficer or wit­ness or his or her lin­eal re­l­at­ives, sib­lings or spouse.

1 The sus­pen­sion of civil rights and priv­ileges due to crim­in­al con­vic­tion has been ab­ol­ished (see AS 1971 777; BBl 1965 I 561 and AS 1974 55; BBl 1974 I 1457).
2 Term amended by No I 3 of the FA of 30 June 1972, in force since 1 April 1973 (AS 1972 2819; BBl 1971 I 1200).

 
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