Legitimacy Act 1976

1. Introductory Text

2. A1. Legitimacy of children of civil partners

3. 1. Legitimacy of children of certain void marriages and civil partnerships.

4. 2. Legitimation by subsequent marriage or civil partnership of mother and father.

5. 2A. Legitimation by subsequent marriage or civil partnership of parents

6. 3. Legitimation by extraneous law.

7. 4. Legitimation of adopted child.

8. 5. Rights of legitimated persons and others to take interests in property.

9. 6. Dispositions depending on date of birth.

10. 7. Protection of trustees and personal representatives.

11. 8. Personal rights and obligations.

12. 9. Re-registration of birth of legitimated person.

13. 10. Interpretation.

14. 11. Savings, amendments and repeals.

15. 12. Short title, commencement and extent.

16. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       Savings and Consequential Amendments

       1. Savings

          1. 1. (1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of sections 1...

          2. 2. (1) The enactments repealed by Part II of Schedule 4...

          3. 3. Section 1 does not— (a) affect any rights under the...

          4. 4. (1) Section 1 of this Act, so far as it...

          5. 5. It is hereby declared that nothing in this Act affects...

          6. 5A. Nothing in this Act, except for section 2A, legitimates a...

       2. Consequential Amendments

          1. Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c.20)

             1. 6. In section 14 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act...

          2. Children Act 1975 (c.72)

             1. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Enactments Repealed