Administration of Justice Act 1965

19 Control by court, in certain cases, of money recovered under Fatal Accidents Acts.

(1) Where, in any proceedings instituted in Her Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, a county court in England or Wales or the Mayor's and City of London Court,—

(a) money is, or has been, recovered by or on behalf of, or adjudged or ordered or agreed to be paid to, or for the benefit of, a widow in satisfaction of a claim made by her or on her behalf under the Fatal Accidents Acts 1846 to 1959 ; or

(b) money paid into court is, or has been, accepted by or on behalf of a widow in satisfaction of such a claim as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above ;

then, if the proceedings were for the benefit also of a person who, when the money is or was recovered, or adjudged or ordered or agreed to be paid, or accepted, is or was an infant, the money shall, so long as he remains an infant, be subject to be dealt with in like manner as money recovered in proceedings brought by an infant is subject to be dealt with.

(2) Where money that has been recovered, or adjudged or ordered or agreed to be paid, as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) above, or has, after payment into court, been accepted as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above, is in court at the commencement of this Act, then if it is not subject to be dealt with under that subsection and the person entitled thereto is not under disability it shall be paid out to that person upon an application's being made in that behalf to the court.

(3) In this section " widow ", in relation to a claim, means the widow of the person whose death gave rise to the claim.