(1) A deed, whether or not affecting property, shall be signed by the party to be bound thereby it, and shall also be attested by at least 1 witness, and, if the deed is executed in Samoa, the witness shall add to his or her signature his or her place of abode and calling or description, but no particular form of words are requisite for the attestation.
(2) Except where the party to be bound by a deed is a corporation, sealing is not necessary.
(3) Formal delivery and indenting are not necessary in any case.
(4) A deed executed as required by this section is binding on the party purported to be bound thereby.
(5) A deed, including a deed of appointment, executed before the commencement of this Act which is attested in the manner required or authorised by an enactment providing for the execution and attestation of deeds in force at the time of execution, or at any time subsequent thereto, is deemed to be and to have been as valid and effectual as if it had been attested as required by this section.