The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012

Amendments to the Insolvency Act 1986

4.  In section 426B (devolution)(1)—

(a) in subsection (1) after “If a court” insert “in England and Wales”;

(b) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) If the High Court in Northern Ireland makes a bankruptcy restrictions order or interim order under Schedule 2A to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 in respect of a member of the Scottish Parliament or the National Assembly for Wales, the Court shall notify the presiding officer of that body.”;

(c) at the end insert—

“(3) If the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for Northern Ireland accepts a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking made by a member of the Scottish Parliament or the National Assembly for Wales under Schedule 2A to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, the Department shall notify the presiding officer of that body.”.

(1)

Section 426B was inserted by section 266(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 and amended by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, section 108(3) and Schedule 20, paragraphs 1 and 13.