Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Insolvency
Individuals
Made
22nd March 2011
Coming into operation
30th June 2011
The Department of Justice makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 359 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1), with the concurrence of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment(2), and in relation to those rules that affect court procedure, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice under Article 359(1A)(3) of that Order.
In accordance with Article 360 of that Order the Department of Justice has consulted the Committee appointed to review Rules.
S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19), Article 359 of which was amended by the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 223), section 15 of and paragraph 81 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), and by Article 15(5) of and paragraph 142 of Schedule 18 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976).
Formerly the Department of Economic Development, see the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)), Article 3(5).
Article 359(1A) was inserted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), Schedule 5, Part 1, paragraphs 80 and 81.