{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1973/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1973/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1973/18",
  "legislation_title": "Matrimonial Causes Act 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-act-1973",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Settlement, etc. made in compliance with a property adjustment order may be avoided on bankruptcy of settlor.",
  "text": "The fact that a settlement or transfer of property had to be made in order to comply with a property adjustment order shall not prevent that settlement or transfer from being a transaction in respect of which an order may be made under section 339 or 340 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (transactions at an undervalue and preferences.)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by Insolvency Act 1985 (c. 65, SIF 66), ss. 235, 236, Sch. 8 para. 23, Sch. 9 para. 11(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45, SIF 66), ss. 439(2), 440, 441, Sch 14"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1986 c.45(66)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 39 extended by Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42, SIF 49:3), ss. 21(j), 48(2)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/18/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:47:46.859204+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."
}