Section 66 — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Choice of option to be notified to certain persons

66 Choice of option to be notified to certain persons (1) If a notice is lodged in accordance with section 65(2)(c)(ii) , the surviving spouse or partner (the survivor ) must, without delay, give a copy or copies of the notice in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) . (2) If, at the time of his or her death, the deceased spouse or partner was the registered holder of any Government stock or local authorities stock (as those terms are defined in section 64(2) of the Administration Act 1969 ) to which that section applies, the survivor must give a copy of the notice to— (a) the registrar of that stock (if paragraph (b) does not apply); or (b) any person who has been registered as the holder of that stock in reliance on that section. (3) If, at the time of his or her death, the deceased spouse or partner was the registered holder of shares or debentures to which section 64A of the Administration Act 1969 applies, the survivor must give a copy of the notice to— (a) the directors of the company that issued the shares or debentures (if paragraph (b) does not apply); or (b) any person who has been registered as the holder of those shares or debentures in reliance on that section. (4) If the death of the deceased spouse or partner means that any sum of money may be paid, under section 65 of the Administration Act 1969 , by any person, the survivor must give a copy of the notice to— (a) the person authorised under that section to make payment of that sum (if paragraph (b) does not apply); or (b) any person to whom that sum or part of that sum has been paid in reliance on that section (other than subsection (3) ). Sections 55 to 57 were repealed, and new Part 8 (comprising sections 55 to 95) and Part 9 (comprising sections 96 to 99) were inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 61 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Section 66 was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” wherever they appear.