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Section 4
1The Treason Act 1351 (declaration of offences to be adjudged treason) has effect as if—
(a)the first reference to eldest son and heir were a reference to eldest child and heir;
(b)the second reference to eldest son and heir were a reference to eldest son if the heir.
2In section 1 of the Bill of Rights, omit—
(a)“or by any King or Queene marrying a papist”;
(b)“or shall marry a papist”;
(c)“or marrying”.
3In the Act of Settlement—
(a)in the preamble, omit “or marry a papist” and “or marrying”;
(b)in section 2, omit “or shall marry a papist”.
4In section 3(2) of the Regency Act 1937 (persons disqualified from becoming or being Regent), after “Crown” insert “, or is a person disqualified from succeeding to the Crown by virtue of section 3(3) of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013”.
5The amendments made by paragraphs 2 and 3 apply in relation to marriages occurring before the time of the coming into force of section 2 where the person concerned is alive at that time (as well as in relation to marriages occurring after that time).
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