(1)In section 2(1) of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (rights of succession to intestate estate)—
(a)after paragraph (a) insert—
“(ab)where an intestate is survived by a husband, wife or civil partner, but is not survived by any prior relative, the surviving spouse or civil partner shall have right to the whole of the intestate estate;”,
(b)paragraph (e) is repealed.
(2)This section does not apply as respects a death that occurred before the section comes into force.