{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/savings-contracts-regulations-1969/regulation-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/savings-contracts-regulations-1969/regulation-28.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1969/1342",
  "legislation_title": "The Savings Contracts Regulations 1969",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/savings-contracts-regulations-1969",
  "path": "regulation/28",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Application to Northern Ireland",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations shall extend to Northern Ireland.\n(2) In the application of these Regulations to Northern Ireland—\n(a) any reference to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a person who, by reason of unsoundness of mind, or of mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1961, is or is considered incapable of managing his affairs;\n(b) any reference to a receiver in relation to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a committee or any other person appointed pursuant to the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 (as amended) and the orders made thereunder to exercise with respect to the estate of such person powers similar to those of a committee;\n(c) any reference to a receiving order shall be construed as a reference to an order of adjudication of bankruptcy, or to an Order in any arrangement operating by virtue of section 349 of the Irish Bankrupt and Insolvent Act 1857 to vest a deposit in the Official Assignee alone or jointly with any person;\n(d) any reference to the Official Receiver shall be construed as a reference to the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy;\n(e) any reference to the Treasury Solicitor shall be construed as a reference to the Chief Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland;\n(f) any reference to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies shall be construed as a reference to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies or a deputy appointed by him.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1986/2001",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Amendment of Subordinate Legislation) Order 1986"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/1898",
      "affecting_title": "The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/1898",
      "affecting_title": "The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1969/1342/regulation/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T23:07:46.688172+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."
}