SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 Minor and consequential amendments

Insolvency Act 1986 (c.45)

6

In section 427 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (members of the House of Commons who are adjudged bankrupt etc.), after subsection (6B) insert—

6C

Subsection (1), as applied to a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly by virtue of section 36(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, has effect as if “or Northern Ireland” were omitted; and subsections (4) to (6) have effect in relation to such a member as if—

a

references to the House of Commons were to the Assembly and references to the Speaker were to the Presiding Officer; and

b

in subsection (4), for “under this section” there were substituted “under section 36(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 by virtue of this section”.