1986 Ed.]
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(3) The provisions contained in the Schedule shall have effect with respect to the re-registration of the births of legitimated persons.
(4) The Legislative Council may by resolution vary the amount of any fee specified in the Schedule. (Added, 53 of 1986, s. 2)
4. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, a legitimated person and his spouse, children or remoter issue shall be entitled to take any interest-
(a) in the estate of an intestate dying after the date of legitimation;
(b) under any disposition coming into operation after the date of legitimation,
in like manner as if the legitimated person had been born legitimate.
(2) Where the right to any property depends on the relative seniority of the children of any person, and those children include one or more legitimated persons, the legitimated person or persons shall rank as if he or they had been born on the day when he or they became legitimated, and if more than one such legitimated person became legitimated at the same time, they shall rank as between themselves in order of seniority.
(3) This section applies only if and so far as a contrary intention is not expressed in the disposition, and shall have effect subject to the terms of the disposition and to the provisions therein contained.
5. Where a legitimated person or a child or remoter issue of a legitimated person dies intestate in respect of all or any of his property, the same persons shall be entitled to take the same interests therein as they would have been entitled to take if the legitimated person had been born legitimate.
6. Where an illegitimate person dies after the commencement of this Ordinance and before the marriage of his parents leaving any spouse, children or remoter issue living at the date of such marriage, then, if that person would, if living at the time of the marriage of his parents, have become a legitimated person, the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to the taking of interests in property by, or in succession to, the spouse, children and remoter issue of a legitimated person shall apply as if such person as aforesaid had been a legitimated person and the date of the marriage of his parents had been the date of legitimation.
7. A legitimated person shall have the same rights, and shall be under the same obligations in respect of the maintenance and support of himself or of any other person as if he had been born legitimate, and, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the provisions of any law relating to claims for damages, compensation, allowance, benefit, or otherwise by or in respect of a legitimate child shall apply in like manner in the case of a legitimated person.
Schedule.
Rights of legitimated persons, etc. to take interests in property. 1926 c. 60, s. 3.
Succession on intestacy of legitimated persons and their issue. 1926 c. 60, s. 4.
Application to illegitimate person dying before marriage of parents. 1926 c. 60, s. 5.
Personal rights and obligations of legitimated persons. 1926 c. 60, s. 6.
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1986 Ed.]
Legitimacy
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(3) The provisions contained in the Schedule shall have effect with respect to the re-registration of the births of legitimated persons.
(4) The Legislative Council may by amount of any fee specified in the Schedule. s. 2)
resolution vary the (Added, 53 of 1986,
4. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, a legiti- mated person and his spouse, children or remoter issue shall be entitled to take any interest-
(a) in the estate of an intestate dying after the date of legitima-
tion;
(b) under any disposition coming into operation after the date
of legitimation,
in like manner as if the legitimated person had been born legitimate. (2) Where the right to any property depends on the relative seniority of the children or any person, and those children include one or more legitimated persons, the legitimated person or persons shall rank as if he or they had been born on the day when he or they became legitimated, and if more than one such legitimated person became legitimated at the same time, they shall rank as between themselves in order of seniority.
(3) This section applies only if and so far as a contrary intention is not expressed in the disposition, and shall have effect subject to the terms of the disposition and to the provisions therein contained.
5. Where a legitimated person or a child or remoter issue of a legitimated person dies intestate in respect of all or any of his property, the same persons shall be entitled to take the same interests therein as they would have been entitled to take if the legitimated person had been born legitimate.
6. Where an illegitimate person dies after the commencement of this Ordinance and before the marriage of his parents leaving any spouse, children or remoter issue living at the date of such marriage, then, if that person would, if living at the time of the marriage of his parents, have become a legitimated person, the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to the taking of interests in property by, or in succession to, the spouse, children and remoter issue of a legitimated person shall apply as if such person as aforesaid had been a legitimated person and the date of the marriage of his parents had been the date of legitimation.
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A legitimated person shall have the same rights, and shall be under the same obligations in respect of the maintenance and support of himself or of any other person as if he had been born legitimate, and, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the provisions of any law relating to claims for damages, compensation. allowance, benefit, or otherwise by or in respect of a legitimate child shall apply in like manner in the case of a legitimated person.
Schedule.
Rights of legitimated
persons, etc. to take interests in property.
1926 c. 60. s. 3.
Succession on intestacy of legitimated persons and their issue. 1926 c. 60, s. 4.
Application to illegitimate person dying before marriage of parents. 1926 c. 60. s. 5.
Personal rights and obligations of legitimated persons. 1926 c. 60, s. 6.
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