# The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, Rule 12.23: Application and interpretation


(1) This sub-division applies where it appears to the court in insolvency proceedings that a person affected by the proceedings is unable to manage and administer that person's own property and affairs by reason of —
(a) lacking capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ;
(b) suffering from a physical affliction; or
(c) disability.
(2) Such a person is referred to in this sub-division as “the incapacitated person”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/12.23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-12.23
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