The Deregulation Act 2015 and Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) (Savings) Regulations 2017

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Deregulation Act 2015 and Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) (Savings) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 6th April 2017.

Consequential amendments to primary legislation

2.  Schedule 1 has effect.

Consequential amendments to subordinate legislation

3.  Schedule 2 has effect.

Savings for certain insolvency rules

4.—(1) In this regulation, “the relevant amendments” means the amendments made by—

(a) paragraphs 12, 13(1), 14 and 15 of Schedule 6 to, the Deregulation Act 2015; and

(b) sections 122, 123, 124 and 125 of, and Schedule 9(1) to, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.

(2) The Insolvency Act 1986(2), insofar as it applies to proceedings under the following instruments, continues to have effect without the relevant amendments for the purposes of the application of those instruments—

(a) the Railway Administration Order 2001(3);

(b) the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001(4);

(c) the Energy Act 2004(5);

(d) the Energy Administration Rules 2005(6);

(e) the PPP Administration Order Rules 2007(7);

(f) the Water Industry (Special Administration) Rules 2009(8);

(g) the Energy Act 2011(9);

(h) the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) Regulations 2012(10);

(i) the Energy Supply Company Administration Rules 2013(11); and

(j) the Postal Administration Rules 2013(12).

Margot James

Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

4th April 2017