Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
A Bill to amend the law relating to the distribution of the estates of deceased persons; and for connected purposes.
Summary
<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
- 1st reading· Commons
30 June 2010 – 30 June 2010
- 2nd reading· Commons
21 January 2011 – 21 January 2011
- Committee stage· Commons
16 February 2011 – 16 February 2011
- Report stage· Commons
4 March 2011 – 4 March 2011
- 3rd reading· Commons
4 March 2011 – 4 March 2011
- 1st reading· Lords
7 March 2011 – 7 March 2011
- 2nd reading· Lords
13 May 2011 – 13 May 2011
- Committee stage· Lords
15 June 2011 – 15 June 2011
- 3rd reading· Lords
23 June 2011 – 23 June 2011
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
12 July 2011 – 12 July 2011
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 688.