Property rights where parents not married to each other
33.—(1) In this paragraph “the 1977 Order” means the Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977(1).
(2) The repeal by this Order of Article 3 of the 1977 Order (rights on intestacy) shall not affect any rights arising under the intestacy of a person who dies before the repeal comes into operation.
(3) The repeal by this Order of Article 4 of the 1977 Order (presumption in dispositions of property) shall not affect, or affect the operation of section 3 of the Legitimacy Act (Northern Ireland) 1928(2) or section 34 of the Trustee Act (Northern Ireland) 1958(3) in relation to—
(a)any disposition inter vivos made before the date on which the repeal comes into operation; or
(b)any disposition by will executed before that date.
(4) The repeal by this Order of Article 6 of the 1977 Order shall not affect the liability of trustees or personal representatives in respect of any conveyance or distribution made before the repeal comes into operation.