Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977

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The Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (SI 1977/1250 (N.I. 17)) is an order in Council for Northern Ireland that reformed the law of Northern Ireland relating to illegitimacy, including the property and succession rights of children born outside marriage, and introduced provision for the use of blood tests, and later other scientific tests, to determine paternity in civil proceedings.[1]

CitationSI 1977/1250 (N.I. 17)
Territorial extentNorthern Ireland
Made26 July 1977
Commencement
  • 26 July 1977 (arts. 1, 2)[a]
  • 1 January 1978 (parts II and IV)[b]
  • 1 March 1979 (part III)[c]
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Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977
Statutory Instrument
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
CitationSI 1977/1250 (N.I. 17)
Territorial extent Northern Ireland
Dates
Made26 July 1977
Commencement
  • 26 July 1977 (arts. 1, 2)[a]
  • 1 January 1978 (parts II and IV)[b]
  • 1 March 1979 (part III)[c]
Other legislation
Amends
  • Wills Act 1837
  • Guardianship of Infants Act 1886
  • Legitimacy Act (Northern Ireland) 1928
  • Administration of Estates Act (Northern Ireland) 1955
  • Inheritance (Family Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 1960
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Made underNorthern Ireland Act 1974
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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Background

The Order was made under paragraph 1 of schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974, during the period of direct rule in which legislation for Northern Ireland on transferred matters was made by Order in Council rather than by the Parliament of Northern Ireland or a devolved assembly.[1] A draft of the Order was approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, and it was made by the Queen in Council at Buckingham Palace on 26 July 1977.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Article 16 of the act repealed two obsolete enactments of the Parliament of Ireland, listed below.[1]

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Citation Short title Description Extent of repeal
21 Hen. 3 (1237) N/A Custom of England that a person born out of wedlock cannot inherit, to be observed in Ireland. The whole act.
22 Hen. 3 (1238) N/A Custom of England that the land of a bastard without an heir reverts to the lord, to be observed in Ireland. The whole act.
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Article 1(2).
  2. [b]
    The Family Law Reform (1977 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1977 (SR 1977/343).
  3. [c]
    The Family Law Reform (1977 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1978 (SR 1978/377).

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