The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

Insolvent Partnerships Order 1994

5.—(1) The Insolvent Partnerships Order 1994(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 10 (winding up of insolvent partnership as unregistered company on member’s petition where concurrent petitions presented against all members)(2)—

(a) in paragraph (4) for “a bankruptcy petition is presented” substitute “a bankruptcy application is made”;

(b) in paragraph (5)(a) omit “273, 274,”.

(3) In article 11(2) (insolvency proceedings not involving winding up of insolvent partnership as unregistered company where individual members present joint bankruptcy petition)—

(a) for “sections 273, 274 and” substitute “section”;

(b) for “a bankruptcy petition is presented” substitute “a bankruptcy application is made”.

(1)

S.I. 1994/2421.

(2)

There are amending instruments to this article but none is relevant.