The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 No. 1455 (NI. 10)

Individuals N.I.

Disqualification for office: the Assembly N.I.

22.  The following shall be substituted for Article 370 of the 1989 Order (Northern Ireland Assembly disqualification)—

“Assembly disqualification

370.— (1) If the High Court makes a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order in respect of a member of the Assembly, the Court shall notify the presiding officer of the Assembly.

(2) If the Department accepts a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking made by a member of the Assembly, the Department shall notify the presiding officer of the Assembly.

Irrelevance of privilege

370A.   A statutory provision about insolvency applies in relation to a member of the Assembly irrespective of any privilege of the Assembly.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 22 wholly in operation at 27.3.2006, see art. 1(3) and S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)