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2.—(1) Subject to the limitations contained in sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), persons of the following classes (referred to in this Order as “relatives”) are entitled to receive notice under paragraph 1—N.I.
(a)the donor's husband or wife[F1 or civil partner];
(b)the donor's children;
(c)the donor's parents;
(d)the donor's brothers and sisters, whether of the whole or half blood;
(e)the widow or widower[F1 or surviving civil partner] of a child of the donor;
(f)the donor's grandchildren;
(g)the children of the donor's brothers and sisters of the whole blood;
(h)the children of the donor's brothers and sisters of the half blood;
(i)the donor's uncles and aunts of the whole blood; and
(j)the children of the donor's uncles and aunts of the whole blood.
(2) A person is not entitled to receive notice under paragraph 1 if—
(a)his name or address is not known to the attorney and cannot be reasonably ascertained by him; or
(b)the attorney has reason to believe that he has not attained eighteen years or is mentally incapable.
(3) Except where sub-paragraph (4) applies, no more than three persons are entitled to receive notice under paragraph 1 and, in determining the persons who are so entitled, persons falling within class (a) of sub-paragraph (1) are to be preferred to persons falling within class (b) of that sub-paragraph, persons falling within class (b) are to be preferred to persons falling within class (c) of that sub-paragraph; and so on.
(4) Notwithstanding the limit of three specified in sub-paragraph (3), where—
(a)there is more than one person falling within any of classes (a) to (j) of sub-paragraph (1), and
(b)at least one of those persons would be entitled to receive notice under paragraph 1,
then, subject to sub-paragraph (2), all the persons falling within that class are entitled to receive notice under paragraph 1.
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