SCHEDULE 2Minor and consequential amendments
Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41)
1
(1)
The Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 is amended as follows.
(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)
”
.