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Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011

A Bill to amend the law relating to the distribution of the estates of deceased persons; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 June 2010 by Mr Greg Knight (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 12 July 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill would give general effect, with modifications, to the recommendations of the Law Commission in its 2005 report, 'The Forfeiture Rule and the Law of Succession', which were accepted by the Labour Government in 2006. Similar provisions to those contained in the Bill were included in the Draft Civil Law Reform Bill which the Labour Government published for consultation in December 2009. The Coalition Government has announced that it does not intend to proceed with that draft Bill.</p><p>The Bill would, in certain circumstances, protect the inheritance rights of the descendants of people who have</p><ul><li>forfeited their inheritance by killing the deceased; or</li><li>decided not to accept their own inheritance.</li></ul><p>The Ministry of Justice has indicated that it will support the Bill and has assisted with drafting both the Bill and the Explanatory Notes published with it.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 30 Jun 2010
  2. 2nd reading Commons 21 Jan 2011
  3. Committee stage Commons 16 Feb 2011
  4. Report stage Commons 4 Mar 2011
  5. 3rd reading Commons 4 Mar 2011
  6. 1st reading Lords 7 Mar 2011
  7. 2nd reading Lords 13 May 2011
  8. Committee stage Lords 15 Jun 2011
  9. 3rd reading Lords 23 Jun 2011
  10. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 Jul 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Oct 2011.