LAW AMENDMENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25029, 20 October 1944, Page 6

LAW AMENDMENTS

THEEE BILLS APPEAR A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS (8.R.) WELLINGTON, Thursday Three measures dealing with legal technicalities the Administration Amendment Bill, the Frustrated Contracts Bill and the Law Reform Bill — were introduced in the House of Representatives today. All of them were read a second time pro forma and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. The Administration Amendment Bill, which is to come into force on January 1 next, deals with power of sale on intestacy and succession to real and {»ersonal property in cases of intestacy. (, or the purpose of the bill the relationship of a mother to her illegitimate child and of an illegitimate child to the mother is deemed to be a legitimate relationship whether the child is a legitimated person or not. A measure of four clauses, the Frustrated Contracts Bill provides for#the adjustment of rights and liabilities of parties to frustrated contracts. The bill is to apply to contracts whether made before or after the commencement of the Act if the time of discharge of the contract is on or after November 1, 1944. The bill is not to apply to contracts of insurance other than to frustrated contracts containing an obligation to insure, nor will it apply to contracts for the sale or delivery of specific goods whore the contract is frustrated by reason of the fact that the goods have perished. The Law Reform Bill contains seven clauses dealing with miscellaneous subjects. One of them provides that damages may be recovered for injury suffered as a result of shock and another that an estate of a deceased person is liable to remunerate persons for work done under promise of testamentary provision. The bill also provides that a will made in contemplation of marriage shall not be revoked by the solemnisation of the marriage contemplated. However, this provision will apply only to such wills made after the passing of the bill.