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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Family Provision (Intestate Succession) Order 2009 No. 135
Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 1(4) of the Family Provision Act 1966 on 12 November 2008; draft to lie for forty days, pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order not be made.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Family Provision
Made
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Coming into force
1st February 2009
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(a) and (b) of the Family Provision Act 1966(1).
In accordance with section 1(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament for forty days during which period neither House resolved that the Order not be made.
1966 c. 35. Section 1 was amended by section 71 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).
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