142 Alteration of dispositions taking effect on death

Changes in distribution of deceased's estate, etc

142  Alteration of dispositions taking effect on death

(1)     Where within the period of two years after a person's death—

(a)     any of the dispositions (whether effected by will, under the law relating to intestacy or otherwise) of the property comprised in his estate immediately before his death are varied, or

(b)     the benefit conferred by any of those dispositions is disclaimed,

by an instrument in writing made by the persons or any of the persons who benefit or would benefit under the dispositions, this Act shall apply as if the variation had been effected by the deceased or, as the case may be, the disclaimed benefit had never been conferred.

[(2)     Subsection (1) above shall not apply to a variation

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