Part 2Further education bodies: insolvency etc
CHAPTER 3Restrictions on use of normal insolvency procedures
14Interpretation of Chapter
1
In this Chapter—
“the court”, in relation to a further education body, means the court having jurisdiction to wind up the body;
“education administration application” has the meaning given by section 18;
“education administration order” has the meaning given by section 17.
2
For the purposes of this Chapter an application made to the court is outstanding if it—
a
has not yet been granted or dismissed, and
b
has not been withdrawn.
3
An application is not to be taken as having been dismissed if an appeal against the dismissal of the application, or a subsequent appeal, is pending.
4
An appeal is to be treated as pending for this purpose if—
a
an appeal has been brought and has not been determined or withdrawn,
b
an application for permission to appeal has been made but has not been determined or withdrawn, or
c
no appeal has been brought and the period for bringing one is still running.
5
In relation to a further education body that is a statutory corporation, a reference in this Chapter to a provision of the Insolvency Act 1986 is to that provision as it applies to the body by virtue of section 6.