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Insolvency Act 1986

388 Meaning of “act as insolvency practitioner"E+W+S

(1)A person acts as an insolvency practitioner in relation to a company by acting—

(a)as its liquidator, provisional liquidator, administrator or administrative receiver, or

(b)as supervisor of a voluntary arrangement approved by it under Part I.

(2)A person acts as an insolvency practitioner in relation to an individual by acting—

(a)as his trustee in bankruptcy or interim receiver of his property or as permanent or interim trustee in the sequestration of his estate; or

(b)as trustee under a deed which is a deed of arrangement made for the benefit of his creditors or, in Scotland, a trust deed for his creditor; or

(c)as supervisor of a voluntary arrangement proposed by him and approved under Part VIII; or

(d)in the case of a deceased individual to the administration of whose estate this section applies by virtue of an order under section 421 (application of provisions of this Act to insolvent estates of deceased persons), as administrator of that estate.

(3)References in this section to an individual include, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, references to a partnership and to any debtor within the meaning of the M1Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985.

(4)In this section—

  • “administrative receiver” has the meaning given by section 251 in Part VII;

  • [F1 “company” means a company within the meaning given by section 735(1) of the 1985 Act, a company which may be wound up under Part XXI of that Act or a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986.]

  • “interim trustee” and “permanent trustee” mean the same as in the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985.

[F2(5)Nothing in this section applies to anything done by—

(a)the official receiver; or

(b)the Accountant in Bankruptcy (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985).]

Textual Amendments

F1Definition of “Company" substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30, SIF 115:1), s. 17(2)(a) and Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5)(a), 120, Sch. 18 para. 17(2) in s. 388(4) (the reference to the 1985 Act in the new definition being a reference to the Companies Act 1985)

F2S. 388(5) substituted (1.4.1993) by 1993 c. 6, s. 11(1) (with s. 12(6)); S.I. 1993/438, art.3 (with arts. 4, 5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 388 applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/1999, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. II

S. 388 applied (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48, s. 119(8) (with s. 6(8)); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2

C2S. 388 applied (with modifications) (temp. for a period of 12 months beginning with 22.3.1990: S.I. 1990/675; and for a further period of 12 months beginning with 22.3.1991: S.I. 1991/549, 779) by Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c. 4, SIF 39:2), s. 13(8), Sch. 4 para. 33(4)(a)

C3S. 388 applied (31.10.1994) by 1994 c. 21, s. 36(7) (with s. 40(7)); S.I. 1994/2553, art. 2

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