Suggested wording

If you wish to leave a Residuary, Pecuniary or Specific legacy to NAT, please refer your solicitor to the following legal wording:

The suggested wording for a Residuary bequest is:

Once all funeral and testamentary expenses and my debts have been paid, I give the residue of my real and personal Estate [and any property over which I have at my death any general power of appointment] (and such Estate and the property which from time to time represents it is referred to in this Will as 'the Trust Fund') to my Trustees upon trust for the National AIDS Trust of New City Cloisters, 196 Old Street, London EC1V 9FR, (Registered Charity Number 297 977) for its general purposes and absolutely.

THE receipt of the person who appears to my Trustees to be the Treasurer or other proper officer of the National AIDS Trust shall be a good discharge to my Trustees.

The suggested wording for a Pecuniary bequest is:

I GIVE to the National AIDS Trust of New City Cloisters, 196 Old Street, London EC1V 9FR  (Registered Charity Number 297 977) the sum of ______ pounds (£____) to be applied for its general purposes AND I DIRECT that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer of the National AIDS Trust shall be good and sufficient discharge.

Wording for a Specific bequest

Your solicitor will be able to advise you on the appropriate wording for a Specific bequest.

Please note that making changes directly onto your Will can invalidate the whole document. We strongly recommend, therefore, that you consult your solicitor. Please also note that the wording of bequests may differ in Scotland. Your solicitor will be able to advise you on the correct terms.