{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-19.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-19.3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1024",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016",
  "path": "rule/19.3",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "19.3",
  "heading": "Notice of disclaimer to interested persons (sections 178 and 315)",
  "text": "(1) The office-holder must deliver a copy of the notice of disclaimer within seven business days after the date of the notice to every person who (to the office-holder's knowledge)—\n(a) claims an interest in the disclaimed property;\n(b) is under any liability in relation to the property, not being a liability discharged by the disclaimer; and\n(c) if the disclaimer is of an unprofitable contract, is a party to the contract or has an interest under it.\n(2) If it subsequently comes to the office-holder's knowledge that a person has an interest in the disclaimed property which would have entitled that person to receive a copy of the notice under paragraph (1) then the office-holder must deliver a copy to that person as soon as reasonably practicable.\n(3) If it subsequently comes to the office-holder's knowledge that a person has an interest in the disclaimed property which would have entitled that person to receive a copy of the notice under rule 19.4 or 19.5 then the office-holder must serve a copy on that person as soon as reasonably practicable.\n(4) The office-holder is not required to deliver or serve a copy of a notice under paragraph (2) or (3) if—\n(a) the office-holder is satisfied that the person has already been made aware of the disclaimer and its date, or\n(b) the court, on the office-holder's application, orders that delivery or service of a copy is not required in the particular case.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/19.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:19:01.539785+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}