SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14Wills, administration of estates and family provision: Northern Ireland
Part 2Administration of estates and family provision
Administration of Estates Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 24 (N.I.))
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1
Amend section 6A (spouse dying within 28 days of intestate) as follows.
2
After “spouse”
(in each place) insert “
or civil partner
”
.
3
In the sidenote to section 6A, after “Spouse” insert “
or civil partner
”
.
10
1
Amend section 7 (rights of surviving spouse) as follows.
2
After “spouse”
(in each place) insert “
or civil partner
”
.
3
In subsection (7), after “husband” insert “
, or of section 180 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004
”
.
4
In the sidenote to section 7, after “spouse” insert “
or civil partner
”
.
11
In section 8 (rights of issue), after “spouse” insert “
or civil partner
”
.
12
In section 9 (rights of parents), after “spouse” insert “
or civil partner
”
.
13
In section 10 (rights of brothers and sisters and their issue), after “spouse”
(in both places) insert “
or civil partner
”
.
14
In section 11 (rights of next-of-kin), in subsection (1) after “neither spouse” insert “
nor civil partner
”
.
15
In section 38 (power to appoint trustees of infant’s property), in subsection (5) after “marries” insert “
, or forms a civil partnership,
”
.