The Insolvent Companies (Reports on Conduct of Directors) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2003

Enforcement of Article 10(5)

7.—(1) This rule applies where under Article 10(5) (power to call on liquidators, former liquidators and others to provide information) the Department or the official receiver requires or has required a person –

(a) to furnish the Department or the official receiver, as the case may be, with information with respect to a person’s conduct as director or shadow director of a company, and

(b) to produce and permit inspection of relevant books, papers and other records.

(2) On the application of the Department or (as the case may be) the official receiver, the High Court may make an order directing compliance within such period as may be specified.

(3) The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980(1) and the practice of the High Court apply to applications under this rule, with any necessary modifications.

(4) The High Court’s order may provide that all costs of and incidental to the application shall be borne by the person to whom the order is directed.

(1)

S.R. 1980 No. 346; the relevant amending instruments are S.R. 1981 No. 224; S.R. 1983 No. 5; S.R. 1983 No. 114; S.R. 1984 No. 110; S.R. 1986 No. 203; S.R. 1991 No. 232; S.R. 1993 No. 143; and S.R. 2001 No. 254