Law of Property Act 2000
199Dependent interests
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199 Dependent interests (1) If a provision of a settlement creates an interest, the provision is not rendered invalid by the rule against perpetuities or the rule against perpetual trusts by reason only that the interest is subsequent to and dependent on an interest that is rendered invalid. (2) If a provision of a settlement creates an interest that is subsequent to another interest and the other interest is rendered invalid by the rule against perpetuities or the rule against perpetual trusts, the acceleration of the vesting of the subsequent interest is not affected by reason only that the other interest is invalid.