The Administration of Estates (Small Payments) (Increase of Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

Increase of Limit

2.  The following provisions (which relate to property which may be disposed of on death without representation or in pursuance of a nomination, subject to a limit of £10,000), namely –

(a) sections 1 and 2 of the Administration of Estates (Small Payments) Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, so far as they relate to, respectively, –

(i) the London Midland and Scottish Railway Act 1924(1) section 61(11), and the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(2) section 24(3); and

(ii) the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 section 22(3)(d)(4);

(b) Article 6 of the Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

(c) Article 22(3) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;

(d) Articles 17(3) and 19 of the Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;

(e) Article 104(5) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992,

have effect as if for the references to £10,000 there were substituted references to £20,000.

(1)

1924 c. liv

(2)

1969 c. 24 (N.I. )

(3)

Substituted for 1893 c. 39 s. 27 – see 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) s. 29(3)(b)

(4)

Substituted for 1893 c. 39 s. 25(1) – see 1954 c. 33 (N.I.) s. 29(3)(b)