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ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955 - SECT 33

Protection of bona fide purchasers.

33.(1) A purchaser, in good faith and for value, from the
personal representatives of a deceased person, of any property, being the
whole or part of the estate of that deceased person, shall be entitled to hold
that property freed and discharged from any debts or liabilities of the
deceased person, except such as are charged thereon otherwise than by the will
of the deceased person, and from all claims of the persons beneficially
entitled thereto, and shall not be concerned to see to the application of the
purchase money.

(2) A purchaser in good faith and for value of any property to which this
sub-section applies, being the whole or part of the estate of a deceased
person, which has been transferred by the personal representatives to the
person beneficially entitled thereto, or to the vesting of which in the person
beneficially entitled thereto the personal representatives have assented,
shall be entitled to hold that property freed and discharged from the claims
of creditors of the deceased person except claims of which the purchaser had
actual or constructive notice at the time of his purchase.

(3) Sub-section (2) applies to all property other than registered land.

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