Article 365 Insolvent estates of deceased personsF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The F2Department of Justice may, by order made with the concurrence ofF3 the Lord Chief Justice and the Department, provide that such provisions of this Order, Part VI of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 or the Registration of Deeds Acts as may be specified in the order shall applyF4 in relation to the administration of the insolvent estates of deceased persons with such modifications as may be so specified.

F5(1ZA)

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under paragraph (1)—

(a)

the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;

(b)

a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).

F6(1A)

An order under this Article may make provision in relation to the F7EU Regulation.

(1B)

Provision made by virtue of this Article in relation to the F8EU Regulation may not create F9a new relevant offence (see Article 366A).

(2)

An order under this Article shall be subject toF10negative resolution.

(3)

For the purposes of this Article the estate of a deceased person is insolvent if, when realised, it will be insufficient to meet in full all the debts and other liabilities to which it is subject.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: mod. by SR 2004/307
F2: Words in art. 365(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 145(a) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)
F3: Words in art. 365(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 84(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
F4: 2002 NI 6
F5: Art. 365(1ZA) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(2), 148(1), Sch. 5 para. 84(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1
F6: SR 2002/223
F7: Words in art. 365(1A) substituted (26.6.2017) by The Insolvency Amendment (EU 2015/848) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/702), reg. 1, Sch. para. 117 (with reg. 3)
F8: Words in art. 365(1B) substituted (26.6.2017) by The Insolvency Amendment (EU 2015/848) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/702), reg. 1, Sch. para. 117 (with reg. 3)
F9: Words in art. 365(1B) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/146), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 183 (with regs. 4, 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10: Words in art. 365(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), arts. 1(2), 15(5), Sch. 18 para. 145(b) (with arts. 28-31); S.I. 2010/977, art. 1(2)

Notes on Part XIII

Modifications

C1: Pts. 11-14 modified by S.R. 2004/307 (as amended (1.10.2006) by Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/377), reg. 3, Sch. 2; (temp.) (27.4.2020 retrospective) by virtue of Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), Sch. 11 para. 8(1)(2), 14 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2)); (26.6.2020) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/643), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 3); (16.2.2021) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/60), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (with reg. 4(2)))
C2: Pts. 11-14 applied (with modifications) (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2021/716, Sch. 1A para. 3 (as inserted by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1399), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1)