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- Sch. 9 Pt. 2 para. 66 revoked by 1996 c. 23 s. 107(2) Sch. 4 (Amendment could not be applied. The relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
- art. 2B inserted by 2016 c. 2 (N.I.) s. 2(1)
- art. 208ZA applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2021/716, reg. 37A (as inserted) by S.I. 2023/1399 reg. 12 (This amendment not applied to Legislation.gov.uk. S. 208ZA is inserted by the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 2), s. 1(1) which is currently prospective.)
- art. 208ZA-208ZB inserted by 2016 c. 2 (N.I.) s. 1(1)
- art. 208ZB applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2021/716, reg. 37A (as inserted) by S.I. 2023/1399 reg. 12 (This amendment not applied to Legislation.gov.uk. S. 208ZB is inserted by the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 2), s. 1(1) which is currently prospective.)
- art. 345A-345B inserted by 2016 c. 2 (N.I.) s. 1(2)
Statutory Instruments
1989 No. 2405 (N.I. 19)
The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
19th December 1989
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Order modified (1.1.2007) by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(3)(e), 271(5) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)
C2Order modified (8.1.2007) by S.R. 1995/225 (as amended by Insolvent Partnerships (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/515), art. 4 (with art. 2))
C3Order: power to amend conferred (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 21(2) (with art. 4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (with S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
C4Order applied (with modifications) (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 28(2)-(4), 94(1); S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(f)
C5Order modified (1.8.2007) by European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1949), reg. 7, Sch. Pt. 2
C6Order applied (with modifications) (12.4.2007) by Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/115), reg. 4
C7Order excluded (6.4.2009) by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 56(5), 110(2); S.I. 2009/45, art. 4(b)(i)
C8Order excluded (26.1.2009) by 1998 (c.17), s. 38A(6) (as inserted by Energy Act 2008 (c. 32), ss. 74, 110(2)); S.I. 2009/45, art. 2(b)(i)
C9Order applied in part (with modifications) (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 103, 134, 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch.
C10Order applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1205 (N.I. 12)), art. 68(1)(2) (as substituted by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), arts. 2(1), 8, Sch. 1 para. 66 (with art. 10))
C11Order applied (with modifications) (23.11.2009) by Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3056), reg. 29, Sch. 1 para. 2
C12Order applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245), regs. 1, 8(7), 9, 15, 16-21, 24-26, Schs. 1-5
C13Order modified (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), ss. 73(1), 87(1)(2), 93(3), Sch. 10 para. 40, Sch. 10 para. 41; S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3(1)
C14Order power to modify conferred (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), ss. 73(1), 87(1)(2), 93(3), Sch. 10 para. 46; S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3(1)
C15Order applied in part (with modifications) (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 145, 167, 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch.
C16Order power to amend conferred (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 158(2)(b), 159(2)(b), 263(1) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch.
C17Order applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24), s. 64(1)(2) (as substituted by S.I. 2009/1941, arts. 2(1), 8, Sch. 1 para. 21(8) (with art. 10))
C18Order applied (with modifications) (31.7.2015) by The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1493), regs. 1(2), 8(2) (with reg. 11)
C19Order applied in part (with modifications) in part (7.4.2017) by Building Societies Act 1986 (1986 c. 53), Sch. 15 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 2(3)(e)-(g))
C20Order applied in part (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Building Societies Act 1986 (1986 c. 53), Sch. 15A (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 2(4)(e)(f))
C21Order applied in part (with modifications) (6.6.2013) by The Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1388), reg. 1, Sch. 2 (with reg. 24) (as amended (7.4.2017) S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 11(3))
C22Order modified (3.10.2017) by 1992 c. 40, Sch. 10 paras. 66A, 66B (as inserted by The Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Modification of Part 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/906), arts. 1, 2)
C23Order modified by S.I. 2002/3150 (N.I. 4), art. 25C(4)(f) (as inserted (8.12.2017) by The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1212), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 5 (with reg. 189))
C24Order applied (with modifications) (8.12.2017) by The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1212), regs. 1(2), 166(2), 167(2), Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with regs. 168, 189)
C25Order applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245), regs. 1, 8(7), 9, 15, 16-21, 24-26, Schs. 1-5 (as amended (7.4.2017) by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 10(8); (19.12.2018) by S.I. 2018/1244, arts. 1(2), 46 (with art. 3))
C26Order applied in part (with modifications) (26.6.2020) by 1992 c. 40, Sch. 10 Pt. 3 (as amended by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 13 para. 4 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), 18(4)))
C27Order applied in part (with modifications) (26.6.2020) by 1986 c. 53, Sch. 15 Pt. 3 (as amended by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 13 para. 2 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), 18(4)))
C28Order applied in part (with modifications) (26.6.2020) by 1986 c. 53, Sch. 15A Pt. 3 (as amended by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 13 para. 3 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), 18(4)))
C29Order modified (24.2.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 85
C30Order power to apply (with modifications) conferred (29.8.2023) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 11 para. 165; S.I. 2023/779, reg. 4(ddd)(xiv)
C31Order applied in part (with modifications) (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2021/716, Sch. 2A para. 6 (as inserted by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1399), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2)
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