http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/7/notes/paragraph/30Explanatory Notes to Succession (Scotland) Act 2016Scottish GovernmentenKing's Printer for Scotland2020-03-16 7 3 March 2016 30 Subsection (5) provides that where two or more of the descendant’s issue are to inherit their share under this section, the rules of intestacy will apply (the legal rules that apply if a person dies without making a will). Subsection (6) defines “intestate estate” and “issue” for the purposes of this section.