# Legitimacy Act (Northern Ireland) 1928, Section 5: Application to illegitimate person dying before marriage , or civil partnership, of mother and father .

Extent: N.I.

Where an illegitimate person dies after the commencement of this Act and before the marriage or civil partnership of his mother and father leaving any spouse , civil partner , children or remoter issue living at the date of such marriage or civil partnership , then, if that person would, if living at the time of the marriage or civil partnership of his mother and father , have become a legitimated person, the provisions of this Act with respect to the taking of interests in property by, or in succession to, the spouse or civil partner , children and remoter issue of a legitimated person (including those relating to the rate of death duties) shall apply as if such person as aforesaid had been a legitimated person and the date of the marriage or civil partnership of his mother and father had been the date of legitimation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1928/5/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legitimacy-act-northern-ireland-1928/section-5
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