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SUCCESSION ACT 1981 - SECT 39

Construction of documents—references to statutes of distribution—meaning of ‘heir’

39 Construction of documents—references to statutes of distribution—meaning of ‘heir’

References to any statutes of distribution in an instrument inter vivos made or in a will coming into operation after the commencement of this Act shall be construed as references to this part; and references in such an instrument or will to an heir or heir at law or next of kin of a person shall be construed, unless the context otherwise requires, as referring to the persons who would take beneficially on the intestacy of that person under the provisions of this part.



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