Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

65 (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.”