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ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955 - SECT 11

Rights of next-of-kin.

11.(1) If an intestate dies leaving neither spouse nor issue nor parent nor
brother nor sister nor issue of any deceased brother or sister, his estate
shall, subject to the succeeding provisions of this Part, be distributed in
equal shares among his next-of-kin.

(2) Where any uncle or aunt of the intestate (being brother or sister of a
parent of the intestate) who would have been, or been included among, such
next-of-kin if he or she had survived the intestate has predeceased the
intestate leaving issue who survive the intestate such issue shall represent
that uncle or aunt and shall by such representation take per stirpes the share
that uncle or aunt would have taken as next-of-kin if he or she had survived
the intestate.

(3) Representation of next-of-kin shall not be admitted amongst collaterals
except in the case of issue of brothers and sisters of the intestate and issue
of uncles and aunts of the intestate.

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