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The Alteration of Judicial Titles (Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court) Order 2018

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14.  In the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016(1)—

(a)in the following provisions, for “a Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court” substitute “an Insolvency and Companies Court Judge”—

(i)the definitions of “judge” and “registrar” in rule 1.2(2) (defined terms);

(ii)rule 12.59(2)(a)(ii), (b)(iii), and (c) (appeals and reviews of court orders);

(b)in rule 12.59(4)—

(i)omit the definition of “Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court”, and

(ii)in the appropriate place insert—

“Insolvency and Companies Court Judge” means a person appointed to the office of Insolvency and Companies Court Judge under section 89(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981;, and

(c)in paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (transitional and savings provisions)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1) for “Where” substitute “Subject to paragraph (1A), where”, and

(ii)after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) Where the 1986 Rules(2) apply by virtue of paragraph (1) they are to apply as though —

(a)in rules 7.47(2)(a)(ii), (b)(iii) and (c) and 13.2(3A)(a) for “a Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court” there were substituted “an Insolvency and Companies Court Judge”, and

(b)in rule 7.47(5), for the words “Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court” both times they appear there were substituted “Insolvency and Companies Court Judge..

(1)

S.I. 2016/1024. These rules are amended by S.I. 2017/366.

(2)

The reference to the 1986 Rules is to the Insolvency Rules 1986 (S.I. 1986/1925) which are revoked with savings by rules 1 and 2 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.

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