{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/presumption-of-death-act-northern-ireland-2009/section-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/presumption-of-death-act-northern-ireland-2009/section-17.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2009/6",
  "legislation_title": "Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/presumption-of-death-act-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“the Department” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;\n“insurer” means any person who provides for the payment of benefits on the death of any person.\n“missing person” has the meaning assigned by section 1(1);\n“prescribed”, except in section 8 and paragraphs 3A(1) and (2) and 7(1) and (3) of Schedule 1, means prescribed by regulations made by the Department;\n“the Registrar General” means the Registrar General for Northern Ireland;\n“the Register of Presumed Deaths” means the register maintained under section 15(1);\n“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);\n“trust” means any trust which arises—\n(a)as a result of a declaration under section 1; or\n(b)in relation to the administration or devolution of the property of a missing person as a result of a declaration under section 1;\n“trustee” means a trustee, executor, administrator or any other person administering trust property;\n“variation order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(3).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 17 substituted (16.11.2012) by Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 20), ss. 28(4), 34; S.R. 2012/406, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2009/6/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:15.664857+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."
}