Legitimacy Act 1926

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Legitimation by subsequent marriage of parents

3. 2. Declarations of legitimacy of legitimated persons

4. 3. Rights of legitimated persons, & c, to take interests in property

5. 4. Succession on intestacy of legitimated persons and their issue

6. 5. Application to illegitimate person dying before marriage of parents

7. 6. Personal rights and obligations of legitimated persons

8. 7. Death duties

9. 8. Provisions as to persons legitimated by extraneous law

10. 9. Right of illegitimate child and mother of illegitimate child to succeed on intestacy of the other

11. 10. Savings

12. 11. Interpretation

13. 12. Short title and commencement

14. 1. SCHEDULE

       Registration of Berths of Legitimated Persons

       1. 1. The Registrar-General may, on production of such evidence as appears...

       2. 2. It shall be. the duty of the parents of a...

       3. 3. Where the parents, or either of them, fail to furnish...

       4. 4. The failure of the parents or either of them to...

       5. 5. No fee for re-registration under this schedule shall be charged...

       6. 6. This schedule shall be construed as one with the Births...