Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 28 S Consequential amendments: Scotland

Part 1 S Amendments of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41)

5 S In section 9 (prior right to financial provision on intestacy)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “or wife, the surviving spouse” substitute “ , wife or civil partner the survivor ”, and

(b) in the proviso to that subsection and in subsections (2), (3), (4) and (6), after “spouse”, (in each place) insert “ or civil partner ”.