Section 7, The Legitimacy Act, 1989

A legitimated person shall have the same rights, and shall be under the same obligations in respect to the maintenance and support of himself or of any other persons as if he had been born legitimate, and, subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of any Act relating to claims for damages, compensation, allowance, benefits or otherwise by or in respect of a legitimate child shall apply in like manner in the case of legitimated persons. [Margin: Provisions as to persons legitimated by extraneous law.]