Status of Children Act, 1987

Repeals relating to property rights.

32.—The provisions of the following enactments are hereby repealed to the extent specified:

(a) in the Provident Nominations and Small Intestacies Act, 1883 , section 8;

(b) in the Savings Banks Act, 1887 , the words “, or in case of any illegitimacy of the deceased person or his children, to or among such person or persons as may be directed by the said regulations,” in section 3 (2);

(c) in the Superannuation Act, 1887 , the words “, or in case of the illegitimacy of the deceased person or his children, to or among such persons as the department may think fit,” in section 8;

(d) in the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893 , section 27 (2);

(e) in the Friendly Societies Act, 1896 , section 58 (2);

(f) in the Legitimacy Act, 1931 , sections 1(3) and 9;

(g) in the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 , the words “or, in the case of the illegitimacy of the deceased, to or among such persons as the local authority think fit,” in section 61 (1) (e);

(h) in the Act of 1965, section 110.