Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970

1970 c. 33

An Act to abolish actions for breach of promise of marriage and make provision with respect to the property of, and gifts between, persons who have been engaged to marry; to abolish the right of a husband to claim damages for adultery with his wife; to abolish actions for the enticement or harbouring of a spouse, or for the enticement, seduction or harbouring of a child; to make provision with respect to the maintenance of survivors of void marriages; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Annotations:
Editorial Information
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The text of s. 1-3, 7(1)(3)(4) was taken from S.I.F. Group 49:1 (Family Law : Marriage E & W and Abroad), ss. 5, 7, Sch. was taken from S.I.F. Group 122:3 (Tort and Delict: General) and s. 6, 7(1)(3)(4) from S.I.F. Group 116:1 (Succession: Admin. of Estates, E. & W.); provisions omitted from S.I.F. have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3