# The Foreign Compensation (People’s Republic of China) Order 1987, Article 18: Debts and Bank Balances


To establish a claim under this Part of this Order in respect of a debt or a balance in a bank, any person making application to the Commission shall be required to establish to the satisfaction of the Commission:—
(a) that he is a person qualified under Article 16 of this Order to make such application;
(b) that his application relates, either
(i) to a debt which at the relevant date was owing to a British national from a public authority or other person (other than a British national) resident or carrying on business in the territory and which is still unpaid; or
(ii) to a balance which was held by a British national on the relevant date in a bank in the territory and which is still outstanding; and
(iii) to a balance in a bank in the territory which, as a result of any provision of the Agreement, he (or if he is a trustee, the person for whom he is a trustee) has become unable to recover and which is still outstanding; and
(c) that he (or, if he is a trustee, the person for whom he is a trustee) is the person to whom the debt or the outstanding bank balance is owing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2201/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-compensation-peoples-republic-of-china-order-1987/article-18
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