http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/12.36/2020-06-26The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseINSOLVENCY, ENGLAND AND WALES;COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS2024-07-02Expert Participation2020-06-26 These Rules set out the detailed procedures for the conduct of all company and personal insolvency proceedings in England and Wales under the Insolvency Act 1986 and otherwise give effect to that Act. These Rules supersede the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925 as amended). Those Rules are revoked along with 29 amending Rules. These Rules give effect to amendments made to the Insolvency Act by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2011 (c.24), the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26). PART 12COURT PROCEDURE AND PRACTICECHAPTER 6Transfer of proceedings<Emphasis>Sub-division B : Block transfer of cases where insolvency practitioner has died etc.</Emphasis>Power to make a block transfer order121This rule applies where an office-holder (‘the outgoing office-holder’)—adies;bretires from practice; orcis otherwise unable or unwilling to continue in office;and it is expedient to transfer some or all of the cases in which the outgoing office-holder holds office to one or more office-holders (‘the replacement office-holder’) in a single transaction.2In a case to which this rule applies the court has the power to make an order (‘a block transfer order’) appointing a replacement office-holder in the place of the outgoing office-holder to be—aliquidator in any winding up (including a case where the official receiver is the liquidator by virtue of section 136) ;badministrator in any administration;ctrustee in a bankruptcy (including a case where the official receiver is the trustee by virtue of section 300 ); ordsupervisor of a CVA or an IVA.3The replacement office-holder must be—aqualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the company or bankrupt; orbwhere the replacement office-holder is to be appointed supervisor of an IVA—iqualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the debtor, oriia person authorised so to act.Section 136(4), (5)(a) and (c) and (6) are amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 9 to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26).Section 300(4) and (8)_ is amended, (3) is substituted and (3A) is inserted by paragraph 79 of Schedule 9 to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26).Rule 12.36 applied (with modifications) (temp.) (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 4 para. 47 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), Sch. 4 para. 12)
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