Legitimacy Act · 2010 Revised Edition
6. Rights of legitimated persons to take interests in property
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to this Act, a legitimated person and his spouse, children or more remoter issue shall be entitled to take any interest —
legitimated person
“legitimated person” means a person legitimated by this Act. Application.
in the estate of an intestate dying after the date of legitimation; or
under any disposition coming into operation after the date of legitimation, in like manner as if the legitimated person had been born legitimate.
Where the right to any property depends on the relative seniority of the children of any person, and these children include one or more legitimated persons, the legitimated person or persons shall rank as if he or they had been born on the day when he or they became legitimated by virtue of this Act, and if more than one such legitimated person became legitimated at the same time, they shall rank as between themselves in order of seniority.
This section applies only if and so far as a contrary intention is not expressed in the disposition, and shall have effect subject to the terms of the disposition and to the provisions contained therein.
disposition
“disposition” means an assurance of any interest in property by any instrument, whether inter vivos or by will;
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Terms defined in s 2
date of legitimation
Defined · s 2“date of legitimation” means the date of the marriage leading to the legitimation;
disposition
Defined · s 2“disposition” means an assurance of any interest in property by any instrument, whether inter vivos or by will;
intestate
Defined · s 2“intestate” includes a person who leaves a will but dies intestate as to some beneficial interest in his estate;
legitimated person
Defined · s 2“legitimated person” means a person legitimated by this Act. Application.