33AF1Disclaimer or forfeiture of gift
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.