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Section 11 Interpretation.

Northern Ireland

For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:—

  • The expression “legitimated person” means a person legitimated by this Act:

  • The expression “date of legitimation” means the date of the marriage F1or of the formation of the civil partnership leading to the legitimation, F2but—

    1. (a)

      where (if the legitimation is by marriage)

    the marriage occurred before the commencement of this Act, F3means the commencement of this Act F4, and

    1. (b)

      where (if the legitimation is by civil partnership) the date of the formation of the civil partnership is before 13th January 2020, means 13th January 2020:

  • The expression “disposition” means an assurance of any interest in property by any instrument whether inter vivos or by will:

  • The expression “intestate” includes a person who leaves a will but dies intestate as to some beneficial interest in his real or personal estate, and “will” includes “codicil.”

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 11: words in the definition of "date of legitimation" inserted (6.4.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 56, 68(2), Sch. 6 para. 59; S.I. 2009/479, art. 6(d)(f) (with art. 7, Sch. 1)

F2

Words in s. 11 substituted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 23(7)(a) (with regs. 6-9)

F3

Word in s. 11 inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 23(7)(b) (with regs. 6-9)

F4

Words in s. 11 inserted (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 23(7)(c) (with regs. 6-9)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

1961 c.5 (NI)