Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for the better settling of intestates' estates. [2] |
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Citation | 22 & 23 Cha. 2. c. 10 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 22 April 1671 |
Repealed |
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Other legislation | |
Amended by | |
Repealed by | Administration of Estates Act 1925 |
Relates to | Statute of Frauds |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
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The whole Act, so far as it applied to deaths occurring after the commencement of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (1 January 1926), was repealed by section 56 of, and Part I of Schedule 2 to, the Administration of Estates Act 1925.
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