Deregulation Act 2015

Valid from 01/10/2015

2 (1) The following amendments are made in consequence of paragraph 1. E+W+S

(2) In the Public Trustee Act 1906, in section 2(4), omit “, nor any trust under a deed of arrangement for the benefit of creditors”.

(3) In the Trustee Act 1925, omit section 41(2).

(4) In the Law of Property Act 1925, in section 43(1), omit “, deed of arrangement”.

(5) In the Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1926, in section 3(1)—

(a) omit “and property subject to a deed of arrangement”;

(b) omit “and the trustee under the deed respectively”.

(6) In the Administration of Justice Act 1965, in Schedule 1, omit the entry for the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914.

(7) In the Land Charges Act 1972—

(a) omit section 1(1)(d) and (6A)(e);

(b) omit section 7;

(c) in section 17(1), omit the definition of “deed of arrangement”.

(8) In the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, in Schedule 1, omit paragraph 16.

(9) In the Administration of Justice Act 1985—

(a) in section 16(1)(g), omit “or a deed of arrangement for the benefit of his creditors”;

(b) in section 17(2)(c), omit “or a deed of arrangement for the benefit of his creditors”.

(10) In the Insolvency Act 1985, in Schedule 8, omit paragraph 2.

(11) In the Insolvency Act 1986—

(a) omit section 260(3);

(b) in section 263(5), omit the words from “This is without prejudice” to the end of the subsection;

(c) omit section 263D(6);

(d) in section 372(1)—

(i) omit paragraph (c) and the “or” before it;

(ii) for “, the supervisor of the voluntary arrangement or the trustee under the deed of arrangement” substitute “ or the supervisor of the voluntary arrangement ”;

(e) in section 379, omit “, and about proceedings in the course of that year under the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914”;

(f) in section 388(2)(b), omit “a deed of arrangement made for the benefit of his creditors or”;

(g) in Schedule 9, in paragraph 24(a), omit “and of jurisdiction under the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914”;

(h) in Schedule 14, omit the entries for the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914.

(12) In the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, in section 66(5), in the definition of “deed of arrangement”, for the words from “the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914” to the end of the definition insert “ an enactment forming part of the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which corresponds to the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 applies ”.

(13) In the Value Added Tax Act 1994, in section 81(4B)(e), omit “the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 or”.

(14) In the Finance Act 2000—

(a) in Part 6 of Schedule 6, omit paragraph 75(2)(e)(i) and the “or” following it;

(b) in Part 10 of Schedule 6, omit paragraph 120(7)(f)(i) and the “or” following it.

(15) In the Finance Act 2001—

(a) omit section 37(7)(f)(i) and the “or” following it;

(b) in Schedule 8, omit paragraph 11(2)(e)(i) and the “or” following it.

(16) In the Land Registration Act 2002, in section 87—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), at the end insert “ and ”;

(b) omit subsection (1)(d) and the “and” before it;

(c) omit subsection (2)(b) and the “or” before it;

(d) omit subsection (5).

(17) In the Licensing Act 2003, in section 27(3)(c), omit “a deed of arrangement made for the benefit of his creditors or”.

(18) In the Pensions Act 2004, omit section 121(2)(c).

(19) In the Constitutional Reform Act 2005—

(a) in Schedule 4, omit paragraph 19;

(b) in Part 2 of Schedule 11, in paragraph 4(3), omit the entry for the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914.

(20) In the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, in Schedule 13, omit paragraph 21.

(21) In the Finance Act 2008, in section 131(8), in the definition of “deed of arrangement”, omit “the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 (c. 47) or”.

(22) In the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010, omit section 4(1)(a).