Insolvency Act 1986

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Protection for [F2priority] creditorE+W+S

[F173(1)An administrator’s statement of proposals under paragraph 49 may not include any action which—

(a)affects the right of a secured creditor of the company to enforce his security,

(b)would result in a preferential debt of the company being paid otherwise than in priority to its non-preferential debts, F3...

[F4(bb)would result in an ordinary preferential debt of the company being paid otherwise than in priority to any secondary preferential debts that it may have,]

(c)would result in one preferential creditor of the company being paid a smaller proportion of [F5an ordinary preferential debt] than another [F6, F7...

(d)would result in one preferential creditor of the company being paid a smaller proportion of a secondary preferential debt than another.] [F8or

(e)if the company is a relevant financial institution (see section 387A), would result in any non-preferential debt being paid otherwise than in accordance with the rules in section 176AZA(2) or (3).]

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to—

(a)action to which the relevant creditor consents,

(b)a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of this Act (although this sub-paragraph is without prejudice to section 4(3)), F9. . .

(c)a proposal for a compromise or arrangement to be sanctioned under [F10Part 26 [F11or 26A] of the Companies Act 2006 (arrangements and reconstructions)] F12...

F12(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)The reference to a statement of proposals in sub-paragraph (1) includes a reference to a statement as revised or modified.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. B1 inserted (15.9.2003) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 248(2), 279, Sch. 16 (with s. 249(1)-(3)(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))