SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19Adjudicators: minor and consequential amendments

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1

Schedule 9 (provisions capable of inclusion in individual insolvency rules) is amended as follows.

2

After paragraph 4 insert—

Adjudicators

4A

Provision for regulating the practice and procedure of adjudicators in the discharge of functions for the purposes of Part 9 of this Act.

4B

Provision about the form and content of a bankruptcy application (including an application for a review of an adjudicator's determination).

3

After paragraph 4B (as inserted by sub-paragraph (2)) insert—

Appeals against determinations by adjudicators

4C

Provision about the making and determining of appeals to the court against a determination by an adjudicator, including provision—

a

enabling the court to make a bankruptcy order on such an appeal, and

b

about where such appeals lie.

4

After paragraph 24 insert—

24A

Provision requiring adjudicators—

a

to keep files and other records relating to bankruptcy applications and bankruptcies resulting from bankruptcy applications,

b

to make files and records available for inspection by persons of a prescribed description, and

c

to provide files and records, or copies of them, to persons of a prescribed description.

24B

Provision requiring an adjudicator to make returns to the Secretary of State of the adjudicator's business under Part 9 of this Act.

24C

Provision requiring official receivers—

a

to keep files and other records relating to bankruptcy applications and bankruptcies resulting from bankruptcy applications, and

b

to make files and records available for inspection by persons of a prescribed description.

24D

Provision requiring a person to whom notice is given under section 293(2), 295(3), 298(7) or (8) or section 299(1)(a) or (3)(a)—

a

to keep files and other records of notices given under the section in question, and

b

to make files and records available for inspection by persons of a prescribed description.