# The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) Order 2014, Paragraph 14: Fatal Accidents Act 1976


In section 1(5) of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (right of action for wrongful act causing death), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) an illegitimate person shall be treated as—
(i) the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father, or
(ii) in the case of a person who has a female parent by virtue of section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, the legitimate child of his mother and that female parent.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108727/schedule/1/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-same-sex-couples-act-2013-consequential-and-contrary-provisions-and-scotland-order-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-14
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