Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Section 27(2).

SCHEDULE 3 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 12)

1.  In Article 13(1)(k), for the words from “has entered” to the end substitute “a composition or scheme proposed by the solicitor has been approved under Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.”.

2.  In Article 14A(2)(b), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) a composition or scheme proposed by the solicitor has been approved under Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989; or”.

3.  In Article 41(3)(a), for the words from “or enters” to “dies” substitute “, or a composition or scheme proposed by the solicitor has been approved under Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 or the solicitor dies”.

The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 19)

4.  In Article 14(2), omit “or authorised to act as nominee,”.

5.  In Article 15(4), omit “, or authorised to act as nominee,”.

6.  In Article 17(2), omit “or authorised to act as nominee,”.

7.  In Article 20(5), omit “or authorised to act as supervisor,”.

8.  In Article 103(1)(a), for “a demand” substitute “a written demand”.

9.  In Article 185, after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) For all purposes of winding up, the principal place of business in Northern Ireland of the unregistered company is deemed to be the registered office of the company.”.

10.  In Article 186(1)(a) after “written demand” insert “(known as “the statutory demand”)”.

11.  In Article 242(1)(a) for “a demand” substitute “a written demand”.

12.  In Article 242(2)(a) for “a demand” substitute “a written demand”.

13.  In Article 343(1), after “the interim receiver” insert “or”.

14.  Omit Article 348(1A).

15.  Omit Article 348A.

16.  Omit Article 361A(2).

17.  In Schedule A1—

(a) in paragraph 38(1), omit “, or authorised to act as nominee,”;

(b) in paragraph 41(2), omit “, or authorised to act as nominee,”;

(c) in paragraph 43(1), omit “, or authorised to act as nominee,”;

(d) in paragraph 49(6), omit “, or authorised to act as supervisor,”.

18.  In Schedule B1, in paragraph 1A, for “outside Northern Ireland” substitute “outside the United Kingdom”.

19.  In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3, at the beginning insert “Without prejudice to Article 28 or 30 of the Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997,”.

The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 1)

20.  In Article 105(2)(b), for “or 230A(3)” substitute “of that Order or a report to the individual’s creditors under Article 230A(3)”.

The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (NI 10)

21.  Omit Article 26(3).