1971-HKRS28-8-38_Part03 — Page 43

HONG KONG

No. 49 of 1971.

I assent.

Hunch

__Governor

2nd September, 1971.

An Ordinance to amend the Intestates' Estates Ordinance 1971.

[3rd September. 1971]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council chercof

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Intestates' Estates (Amendment) Ordinance 1971.

2. Section 2(2)(b) of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, after "her", the following-

"last".

3. The Schedule to the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) in paragraph 1, by deleting the definition of "child"; and (b) by deleting paragraph 2 and substituting the following-

"Application of Ordinance to

child of unika of concubinES.

2 (1) A child of a union of concubinage shall be regarded for the purposes of the Ordin- ance as the child of a valid marriage.

(2) The reference ic section 2(2)(5) to "busband" shall be construed as including a reference to the male partner of a union of concubinage.".

Short Utke.

Amendment DË Rection 2.

<L of 1971.3

Amendment of Schedule.