The Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (N.I. 8)

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PART V
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Co-ownership
Enforcement of charge on estate of co-owner
48. The owner of a charge (including a charge under Article 46 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981) on land in co-ownership (that is to say, held jointly or in undivided shares) may make a request under the Partition Act 1868 and the Partition Act 1876 (in this Article and Article 49 "the Partition Acts") for an order for partition, or for sale and distribution in lieu of partition, and shall be treated as a party interested for the purposes of those Acts.

Power of court under Partition Acts
49. Without prejudice to Article 309 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, where on the request under the Partition Acts of a party interested (or a person treated as such under Article 48) a court makes an order for partition or sale, the court, on making the order or at any time before its enforcement, may also -

as, in the circumstances of the case, it thinks fit; and it may revoke or vary any such stay, suspension or conditions.

Severance of joint tenancy by charge
50. The creation of a charge on the estate or estates of one or more joint tenants (but not all of them) causes (and always has caused) a severance of the joint tenancy.

Application of Act of 1971 to the National Trust
Amendment of Act of 1971 as to National Trust
51. - (1) For section 27 of the Act of 1971 (saving for National Trust) there shall be substituted -

" Saving for National Trust.

27.

This Act shall not apply to any land an estate in which is vested inalienably in the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty under section 21 of the National Trust Act 1907.".

(2) The amendment of the Act of 1971 made by paragraph (1) does not affect the power under that Act to extend the term of a lease granted -

(a) before the appointed day; or

(b) on or after the appointed day in pursuance of an obligation assumed before that day.

Compensation for compulsory acquisition

Compensation for compulsory acquisition: land subject to tenancy
52. - (1) Article 6 of the Land Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (rules for assessing compensation) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2) for sub-paragraph (d) (no account to be taken of certain matters in assessing compensation for compulsory acquisition where land subject to tenancy) substitute -

(3) For paragraph (3) (interpretation) substitute -

" (3) In this Article -

Amendments and repeals
53. - (1) The statutory provisions specified in Schedule 4 have effect subject to the amendments there specified.

(2) The statutory provisions specified in Schedule 5 are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule, but subject to the Notes in that Schedule.

N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council

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Prepared 30 June 1997

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