Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014
1Intestacy: surviving spouse or civil partner
2The fixed net sum
3Definition of “personal chattels”
4Adoption and contingent interests
5Presumption of prior death
6Amendments of Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
7Date when representation is first taken out
8Power to apply income for maintenance
9Power of advancement
10Application of sections 8 and 9
11Minor and consequential amendments
12Short title, commencement, application and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Determination of the fixed net sum
SCHEDULE 2Amendments of Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
1The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 is...
2Children of the family
3Maintenance
4Powers of court
5Matters to which court is to have regard
6Time limit for applications
7Joint tenancies
SCHEDULE 3Determination of date when representation is first taken out
1In section 31 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (variation,...
2For section 23 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...
3In section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982...
4(1) Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (financial provision...
5In Schedule 5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004, in...
SCHEDULE 4Minor and consequential amendments
1Administration of Estates Act 1925
2Intestates’ Estates Act 1952
3Administration of Justice Act 1977
4Inheritance Tax Act 1984

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014

2014 Chapter 16

An Act to make further provision about the distribution of estates of deceased persons and to amend the law relating to the powers of trustees.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—