Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

115Disqualification as insolvency practitioner: bankruptcy, etc in Scotland or Northern IrelandU.K.

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In section 390 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (persons not qualified to act as insolvency practitioners)—

(a)in subsection (4)—

(i)in paragraph (a), after “bankrupt” insert “ under this Act or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 ”;

(ii)in paragraph (aa), after “a debt relief order” insert “ under this Act or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 ”;

(b)for subsection (5) substitute—

(5)A person is not qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner while there is in force in respect of that person—

(a)a bankruptcy restrictions order under this Act, the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, or

(b)a debt relief restrictions order under this Act or that Order.

Commencement Information

I1S. 115 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 2(i) (with Sch. para. 13)