Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

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

Part 2 N.I. Administration of estates and family provision

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

9 (1) Amend section 6A (spouse dying within 28 days of intestate) as follows. N.I.

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

(3) In the sidenote to section 6A, after “Spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

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

(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 ”.

11 N.I. In section 8 (rights of issue), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

12 N.I. In section 9 (rights of parents), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

13 N.I. In section 10 (rights of brothers and sisters and their issue), after “spouse” (in both places) insert “ or civil partner ”.

14 N.I. In section 11 (rights of next-of-kin), in subsection (1) after “neither spouse” insert “ nor civil partner ”.

15 N.I. In section 38 (power to appoint trustees of infant’s property), in subsection (5) after “marries” insert “ , or forms a civil partnership, ”.