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SCHEDULE 14Wills, administration of estates and family provision: Northern Ireland

Part 2Administration of estates and family provision

Administration of Estates Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 24 (N.I.))

10(1)Amend section 7 (rights of surviving spouse) as follows.

(2)After “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”.

(3)In subsection (7), after “husband” insert “, or of section 180 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004”.

(4)In the sidenote to section 7, after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.