# Registration of Deeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, Section 20: Interpretation.


(1) In this Act—
“bankruptcy order” means an order adjudging an individual bankrupt;
“bankruptcy petition” means a petition to the High Court for a bankruptcy order;
“document” includes a deed or conveyance, and any other document whether or not under seal, which may be registered in the registry of deeds under the Registration of Deeds Acts;
“insolvency administration” means the administration in bankruptcy of the insolvent estate of a deceased person;
“insolvency administration order” means an order for the administration in bankruptcy of the insolvent estate of a deceased debtor (being an individual at the date of his death);
“insolvency administration petition” means a petition for an insolvency administration order;
“the Judgments Enforcement Order” means the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
“the Land Registration Act” means the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970;
“the Ministry” means the Ministry of Finance;
“the Order” means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Ministry;
“registered”, in relation to any document, means registered under the Registration of Deeds Acts.
“the Rules” means the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991;
(2) Any reference in any provision in the Registration of Deeds Acts to registering a memorial shall be construed as a reference to registering the document of which it is a memorial.
(3) References in any enactment to a document a memorial of which is registered in the registry of deeds shall be construed as including a reference to a document registered in the registry of deeds.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1970/25/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-deeds-act-northern-ireland-1970/section-20
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