SECTION 1. Chapter 27 of the acts of 1969 is hereby amended by striking out section 2, as last amended by sections 101, 102, 159 and 160 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 2. Section 8 of chapter 210 of the General Laws as amended by section 1 of this act shall be applicable only to grants, trust settlements, entails, devises or bequests executed after September 1, 1969.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on April 15, 2009, but nothing in section 1 shall affect the validity of any action taken or any distribution made or obligated to be made pursuant to chapter 524 of the acts of 2008. In addition, section 1 shall not apply to any proceedings relating to chapter 524 of the acts of 2008 that were pending in court on or before July 1, 2009.
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