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77Rights of succession to intestate estate

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(1)In section 2(1) of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (rights of succession to intestate estate)—

(a)after paragraph (a) insert—

(ab)where an intestate is survived by a husband, wife or civil partner, but is not survived by any prior relative, the surviving spouse or civil partner shall have right to the whole of the intestate estate;,

(b)paragraph (e) is repealed.

(2)This section does not apply as respects a death that occurred before the section comes into force.

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