In section 11 of the M1Married Women’s Property Act 1882 and section 2 of the M2Married Women’s Policies of Assurance (Scotland) Act 1880 (policies of assurance effected for the benefit of children) the expression “children ” shall include illegitimate children.

In section 25(2) of the M3Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (application of property in registered society where member was illegitimate and is not survived by certain specified relatives) for the words “and leaves no widow, widower or issue, and his mother does not survive him ” there shall be substituted the words “and leaves no widow, widower or issue (including any illegitimate child of the member) and neither of his parents survives him ”.

Subsection (1) of this section does not affect the operation of the said Acts of 1882 and 1880 in relation to a policy effected before the coming into force of that subsection; and subsection (2) of this section does not affect the operation of the said Act of 1965 in relation to a member of a registered society who dies before the coming into force of the said subsection (2).