Insolvency Act 1986

396 Reference to Tribunal. E+W+S

(1)The Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) continues in being; and the provisions of Schedule 7 apply to it.

(2)Where a person is served with a notice under section 394(2), he may—

(a)at any time within 28 days after the date of service of the notice, or

(b)at any time after the making by him of representations under section 395 and before the end of the period of 28 days after the date of the service on him of a notice by the competent authority that the authority does not propose to alter its decision in consequence of the representations,

give written notice to the authority requiring the case to be referred to the Tribunal.

(3)Where a requirement is made under subsection (2), then, unless the competent authority—

(a)has decided or decides to grant the application or, as the case may be, not to withdraw the authorisation, and

(b)within 7 days after the date of the making of the requirement, gives written notice of that decision to the person by whom the requirement was made,

it shall refer the case to the Tribunal.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S.. 396 applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/1999, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. II