[F133ADisclaimer or forfeiture of giftE+W+N.I.
(1)This section applies where a will contains a devise or bequest to a person who—
(a)disclaims it, or
(b)has been precluded by the forfeiture rule from acquiring it.
(2)The person is, unless a contrary intention appears by the will, to be treated for the purposes of this Act as having died immediately before the testator.
(3)But in a case within subsection (1)(b), subsection (2) does not affect the power conferred by section 2 of the Forfeiture Act 1982 (power of court to modify the forfeiture rule).
(4) In this section “ forfeiture rule ” has the same meaning as in the Forfeiture Act 1982. ]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 33A inserted (E.W.) (1.2.2012) by Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011 (c. 7), ss. 2(2), 4(2) (with s. 4(4)); S.I. 2011/2913, art. 2