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Insolvency Act 1986, Section 264 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

264 Who may present a bankruptcy petition.E+W

(1)A petition for a bankruptcy order to be made against an individual may be presented to the court in accordance with the following provisions of this Part—

(a)by one of the individual’s creditors or jointly by more than one of them,

F1(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2(ba). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2(bb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)by the supervisor of, or any person (other than the individual) who is for the time being bound by, a voluntary arrangement proposed by the individual and approved under Part VIII, or

(d)where a criminal bankruptcy order has been made against the individual, by the Official Petitioner or by any person specified in the order in pursuance of section 39(3)(b) of the M1Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973.

(2)Subject to those provisions, the court may make a bankruptcy order on any such petition.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 264 modified (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, art. 11(2)(3), Sch. 7 para. 2 (as amended (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, art. 469)

C2S. 264 amended (20.7.2001 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.12.2001) by 2000 c. 8, s. 372(1); S.I. 2001/2632, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I; S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)

C4S. 264 applied (with modifications) (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, art. 10(1)(a)(6), Sch. 4 Pts. I, II paras. 1, 8, Sch. 6 para. 2 (as amended (1.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/1516, art. 5(b); and (8.12.2017) by The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1119), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 6)

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