Article 18 Lodgment in court of legacies, etc., of infants and absentees
Where—
(a)
a person who under a decree becomes entitled to a legacy or any sum of money or securities, is an infant or is out of the United Kingdom; or
(b)
the court is satisfied that the address of any person so entitled cannot be ascertained without undue expense or delay;
the court may order that the legacy, sum or securities be lodged, in accordance with rules made under section 82 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 1978 c.23, either in the High Court or in the county court.
Notes on Part III
Modifications
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Pt. III applied by 2003 c. 31, Sch. 2 para. 27(1)(2) (as inserted (17.7.2015) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), ss. 73(2), 88(1) (with s. 86(14)(15)); S.I. 2015/1428, reg. 2(a))