1(1)The Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 is amended as follows.S
(2)In section 23 (treatment of adopted person for purposes of succession etc.)—
(a)in subsection (3), after “1978” insert “ or in the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) ”, and
(b)in subsection (5)—
(i)the words from “has” to “this Act)” become paragraph (a) of that subsection, and
(ii)after that paragraph, insert “; and
(b)includes an adoption order within the meaning of section 28(1) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4);”.
(3)In subsection (1) of section 37 (exclusion of certain matters from operation of Act), after “1978” insert “ or the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4) ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 28.9.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)