Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8)

Part XXIV U.K. Insolvency

Administration orders U.K.

[F1 362A Administrator appointed by company or directors U.K.

(1) This section applies in relation to a company [F2 or partnership] of a kind described in section 362(1)(a) to (c).

[F3 (2) An administrator of the company or partnership may not be appointed under a provision specified in subsection (2A) without the consent of the appropriate regulator.

(2A) Those provisions are—

(a) paragraph 22 of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act (including that paragraph as applied in relation to partnerships by order under section 420 of that Act);

(b) paragraph 23 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order (including that paragraph as applied in relation to partnerships by order under article 364 of that Order).

(2B) “The appropriate regulator” means—

(a) where the company or partnership is a PRA-regulated person, the PRA, and

(b) in any other case, the FCA.]

(3) Consent under subsection (2)—

(a) must be in writing, and

(b) must be filed with the court along with the notice of intention to appoint under paragraph 27 of [F4 Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act or paragraph 28 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order].

(4) In a case where no notice of intention to appoint is required—

(a) subsection (3)(b) shall not apply, but

(b) consent under subsection (2) must accompany the notice of appointment filed under paragraph 29 of [F5 Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act or paragraph 30 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order].]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 362A inserted (15.9.2003) by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 248(3), 279, Sch. 17 para. 58 (with s. 249(1)-(3)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 1(3)-(5), 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))

F2 Words in s. 362A(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 14 para. 9(2) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F3 S. 362A(2)-(2B) substituted for s. 362A(2) (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 14 para. 9(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F4 Words in s. 362A(3)(b) substituted (N.I.) (27.3.2006) by The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 61(3); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)

F5 Words in s. 362A(4) substituted (N.I.) (27.3.2006) by The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 61(4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 361-365 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (13.9.2004) by Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/307), reg. 6

C2 S. 362A applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (6.4.2014) by The Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/229), arts. 1, 9 (with art. 10)