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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I

    1. 1—11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part II

    1. 12—14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 19—107.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 108.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

    8. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part III

    1. 110—211.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part IV Miscellaneous and Supplemental

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 212.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 213. Co-operation between courts exercising jurisdiction in relation to insolvency law.

      3. 214. Parliamentary disqualification etc.

      4. 215.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 216.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 217. Amendments of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.

      7. 218. Amendments of Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.

      8. 219. Amendments of Banking Act 1979.

      9. 220. Amendments of County Courts Act 1984.

      10. 221.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 222—229.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Other supplemental provisions

      1. 230—234.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 235. Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.

      3. 236. Short title, commencement and extent.

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal

      1. 1—4.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Supervision by Council on Tribunals

        1. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. Parliamentary disqualification

        1. 6.(1) In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      . . .

    3. SCHEDULES 3—5

      . . .

    4. SCHEDULE 6

      Amendments of 1985 Act

      1. Disqualification etc.

        1. 1, 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.In section 441(1) (inspector’s report to be evidence of opinion...

        3. 4.In section 449(1) (non-disclosure, except for certain purposes, of information...

        4. 5, 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Voluntary arrangements

        1. 8.In section 153(3) (financial assistance allowed), for the words “section...

      3. Administration orders

        1. 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 10.In sections 395(1) and 410(2) (certain charges void if not...

        3. 11.In section 425(1) (power of company to compromise with creditors...

        4. 12.In section 426(6) liability of officer or liquidator of company...

        5. 13.In section 478(6) (receiver to be appointed within one month...

        6. 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 15—17.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Receivers (Scotland)

        1. 18.In subsection (3) of section 463 (effect of floating charge...

        2. 19.In subsection (6) of section 464 (ranking of floating charges),...

        3. 20—22.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Winding up

        1. 23.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 24.For subsection (6) of section 461 (application of winding-up rules...

        3. 25—44.. . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 45.. . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 46.For subsection (2) of section 657 (effect of Crown disclaimer)...

        6. 47.For subsection (1) of section 658 (application of section 620)...

        7. 48—52.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. SCHEDULE 7

      . . .

    6. SCHEDULE 8

      Consequential Amendments

      1. The Bills of Sale Act (1878) Amendment Act 1882

        1. 1.In section 11 of the Bills of Sale Act (1878)...

      2. The Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914

        1. 2.(1) The Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 shall be amended...

      3. The Settled Land Act 1925

        1. 3.In section 103 of the Settled Land Act 1925 (legal...

      4. The Law of Property Act 1925

        1. 4.In section 52(2)(b) of the Law of Property Act 1925...

      5. The Land Registration Act 1925

        1. 5.(1) The Land Registration Act 1925 shall be amended as...

      6. The Agricultural Credits Act 1928

        1. 6.In section 7 of the Agricultural Credits Act 1928 (effect...

      7. The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930

        1. 7.(1) The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 shall...

        2. 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

      8. The Arbitration Act 1950

        1. 10.In section 3(2) of the Arbitration Act 1950 (application to...

      9. The Administration of Justice Act 1956

        1. 11.In section 40 of the Administration of Justice Act 1956...

      10. The Licensing Act 1964

        1. 12.(1) The Licensing Act 1964 shall be amended as follows....

      11. The Law of Property (Joint Tenants) Act 1964

        1. 13.In paragraph (b) of the proviso to section 1(1) of...

      12. The General Rate Act 1967

        1. 14.For subsection (2) of section 90 of the General Rate...

      13. The Medicines Act 1968

        1. 15.In section 72(4) of the Medicines Act 1968 (which specifies...

      14. The Transport Act 1968

        1. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      15. The Insolvency Services (Accounting and Investment) Act 1970

        1. 17.In section 4 of the Insolvency Services (Accounting and Investment)...

      16. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970

        1. 18.In schedule 3 to the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland)...

      17. The Superannuation Act 1972

        1. 19.In section 5(2) of the Superannuation Act 1972 (rule that...

      18. The Road Traffic Act 1972

        1. 20.In section 150 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (bankruptcy...

      19. The Land Charges Act 1972

        1. 21.(1) The Land Charges Act 1972 shall be amended as...

      20. The Local Government Act 1972

        1. 22.For subsection (1) of section 81 of the Local Government...

      21. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

        1. 23.In section 39 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (settlement...

        2. 24.. . . . . . . . . ....

      22. The Solicitors Act 1974

        1. 25.In section 12(1)(i) of the Solicitors Act 1974 (application for...

      23. The Social Security Pensions Act 1975

        1. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      24. The Recess Elections Act 1975

        1. 27.In section 1(2) of the Recess Elections Act 1975 (which...

      25. The Insolvency Act 1976

        1. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      26. The Land Drainage Act 1976

        1. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 30.. . . . . . . . . ....

      27. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

        1. 31.(1) The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 shall be amended...

      28. The Banking Act 1979

        1. 32.(1) The Banking Act 1979 shall be amended as follows....

      29. The Estate Agents Act 1979

        1. 33.In section 23(2) of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (prohibition...

      30. The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

        1. 34.In section 19(3) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981...

      31. The Supreme Court Act 1981

        1. 35.In section 40A of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (which...

      32. The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

        1. 36.After paragraph (b) of section 18(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction...

      33. The Insurance Companies Act 1982

        1. 37.(1) The Insurance Companies Act 1982 shall be amended as...

      34. The County Courts Act 1984

        1. 38.(1) The County Courts Act 1984 shall be amended as...

      35. The Housing Act 1985

        1. 39.(1) The Housing Act 1985 shall be amended as follows....

      36. The Administration of Justice Act 1985

        1. 40.In section 16(1)(g) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985...

    7. SCHEDULE 9

      Transitional Provisions and Savings

      1. Part I

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Part II

        1. 2, 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4—10.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Parts III and IV

        1. 11—24.. . . . . . . . . ....

    8. SCHEDULE 10

      . . .

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