# Legitimacy Act 1976, Section 8: Personal rights and obligations.


A legitimated person shall have the same rights, and shall be under the same obligations in respect of the maintenance and support of himself or of any other person as if he had been born legitimate, and, subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of any Act relating to claims for damages, compensation, allowance, benefit or otherwise by or in respect of a legitimate child shall apply in like manner in the case of a legitimated person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/31/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legitimacy-act-1976/section-8
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