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Where an illegitimate person dies after the commencement of this Act and before the marriage [F2or civil partnership] of his [F3mother and father] leaving any spouse [F4, civil partner] , children or remoter issue living at the date of such marriage [F2or civil partnership] , then, if that person would, if living at the time of the marriage [F2or civil partnership] of his [F3mother 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 [F5or 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 [F2or civil partnership] of his [F3mother and father] had been the date of legitimation.
F1Words in s. 5 heading 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(5)(e) (with regs. 6-9)
F2Words in s. 5 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(5)(a) (with regs. 6-9)
F3Words in s. 5 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(5)(b) (with regs. 6-9)
F4Words in s. 5 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(5)(c) (with regs. 6-9)
F5Words in s. 5 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(5)(d) (with regs. 6-9)