The Lawof Succession Amendment Act 2021 - as Plain Text by MWakili

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING LIBRARY SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No.

211 (Acts No.

11) REPUBLIC OF KENYA KENYA GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT ACTS, 2021 NAIROBI, 23rd November, 2021 CONTENT Act PAGE The Law of Succession (Amendment) Act, 2021 229 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING IRECE;VE D31 DEC 2021 P.

Box 10443 00100, NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 2719231 FAX: 2712894 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI 229 THE LAW OF SUCCESSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 No.

11 of 2021 Date of Assent: 17th November, 2021 Date of Commencement: 7th December, 2021 AN ACT of Parliament to amend the Law of Succession Act ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows- 1.

This Act may be cited as the Law of Succession Short title.

(Amendment) Act, 2021.

Section 3 of the Law of Succession Act is Amendment of amended by inserting the following definition in proper section 3 of Cap.

alphabetical sequence 160.

"spouse" means a husband or a wife or wives No.

4 of 2014.

recognised under the Marriage Act.

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