at odds with an older one despite a written explanation from Minister Paula Cox.

Charging that the Government were caught "off guard'', Mr. Dunkley said he was "very disappointed with the Minister's answer.'' Mr. Dunkley pointed out on the floor of the House of Assembly on June 18 that the Maritime Marriage Act just passed last month, has a section which is at odds with the Wills Act of 1988.

The sections of the two Acts relate to whether a will, taken out before a dying person is married, is valid after they die.

The Maritime Marriage Act 1999 stipulates that such a will is valid while the Wills Act says that on marriage the will becomes void.

Mr. Dunkley was given a formal response from Minister Paula Cox yesterday. She said: "It should be noted that the Wills Act 1988 was made after the Marriage Act 1944, and had the Government of the day considered that the two Acts were in conflict, the necessary amendments would have been made.'' Ms Cox did not rule out that the inconsistency would be attended to and noted: "the matter will be looked into with a view to curing any ambiguities between the Acts.'' But Mr. Dunkley felt that Minister Cox was finger pointing and said he was disappointed with the answer.

"The current Government continues to point fingers at the past and the minister has tried to gloss over the issue.'' he said. "I was not involved with the Wills Act '88 or the Marriage Act of '44.''