SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8N.I.Moratoriums in Northern Ireland: temporary provision

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

PART 3N.I.Temporary rules

Prescribed format of documentsN.I.

46(1)Rule 12.04 of the Insolvency Rules applies to applications and statements referred to in Part 1A of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 as it applies to notices under that Order.N.I.

(2)The requirement in Rule 12.04 that a notice, application or statement required or authorised by or under the Order or the Insolvency Rules must be in writing is satisfied if the notice, application or statement is in electronic form.

(3)But sub-paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to the filing of a notice, application or statement with the High Court.

(4)A document in electronic form must be capable of being—

(a)read by the recipient in electronic form, and

(b)reproduced by the recipient in hard-copy form.

47(1)This paragraph applies where a provision of this Part of this Schedule sets out requirements as to the contents of a document.N.I.

(2)Any title required by the provision must appear at the beginning of the document.

(3)Any other contents required by the provision (or provisions where more than one applies to a particular document) must be provided in the order listed in the provision (or provisions) or in another order which the maker of the document considers would be convenient for the intended recipient.

48N.I.Where a provision of this Part of this Schedule sets out the required contents of a document, the document may depart from the required contents if—

(a)the circumstances require such a departure (including where the requirement is not applicable in the particular case), or

(b)the departure (whether or not intentional) is immaterial.