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SCHEDULES

[F1SCHEDULE 2S Status conferred in Scotland by adoption]

Textual Amendments

F2 GeneralS

F3F41S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5 PensionsS

F6F72S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8 InsuranceS

F9F103S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F11 Social SecurityS

F12F134S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Succession of PropertyS

[F145F15(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

F15(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)In section 24 of the said Act of 1964 (provisions supplementary to section 23), after subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection—

(1A)Where, in relation to any purpose specified in section 23(1) of this Act, any right is conferred or any obligation is imposed, whether by operation of law or under any deed coming into operation after the commencement of the Children Act 1975, by reference to the relative seniority of the members of a class of persons, then, without prejudice to any entitlement under Part I of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 of an illegitimate child who is adopted by one of his parents,

(a)any member of that class who is an adopted person shall rank as if he had been born on the date of his adoption, and

(b)if two or more members of the class are adopted persons whose dates of adoption are the same, they shall rank as between themselves in accordance with their respective times of birth..

F15(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Adoption and LegitimationS

[F166F17(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S

(2)Section 1 of the M1Legitimation (Scotland) Act 1968, (requirements and effects of legitimation) is renumbered subsection (1) and at the end there is added the following subsection—

(2)Subsection (1) above shall apply in relation to an illegitimate person who has been adopted by one of his natural parents as sole adoptive parent, where the adopter thereafter marries the other natural parent, as it applies in relation to any illigitimate person, to the effect of rendering that person the legitimate child of both natural parent; and in this Act “illegitimate”, “ligitimated” and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly..

F17(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F16Sch. 2 repealed (E.W.) by Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36, SIF 49:11) s. 74(2), Sch. 4

Marginal Citations

M11968 c. 22(49:8).

F18 InterpretationS

F19F207S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .