Certain Northern Ireland insolvency legislation on avoidance of contracts and floating charges not to apply to financial collateral arrangementsU.K.
11.—(1) In relation to winding-up proceedings of a collateral-provider or collateral-taker, Article 107 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (avoidance of property dispositions effected after commencement of winding up) shall not apply (if it would otherwise do so)—
(a)to any property or security interest subject to a disposition or created or otherwise arising under a financial collateral arrangement; or
(b)to prevent a close-out netting provision taking effect in accordance with its terms.
[F1(1A) Article 50 of that Order (payment of debts out of assets subject to floating charge) shall not apply (if it would otherwise do so), to any charge created or otherwise arising under a financial collateral arrangement.]
(2) Article 74 of that Order (avoidance of share transfers, etc after winding-up resolution) shall not apply (if it would otherwise do so) to any transfer of shares under a financial collateral arrangement.
[F2(2A) [F3Articles 148A (moratorium debts etc. priority) and 149 (preferential debts) of that Order] and 150ZA (expenses of winding up) shall not apply (if they would otherwise do so) to any charge created or otherwise arising under a financial collateral arrangement.]
(3) Article 152 of that Order (power to disclaim onerous property) shall not apply where the collateral-provider or collateral-taker under the arrangement is being wound-up, to any financial collateral arrangement.
(4) Article 207 of that Order (avoidance of certain floating charges) shall not apply (if it would otherwise do so) to any charge created or otherwise arising under a security financial collateral arrangement.
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Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 11(1A) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality and Financial Collateral Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2993), regs. 1, 4(9)(a) (with reg. 3)
F2Reg. 11(2A) inserted (6.4.2011) by The Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality and Financial Collateral Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2993), regs. 1, 4(9)(b) (with reg. 3)
F3Words in reg. 11(2A) substituted (18.7.2020) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions (Arrangements, Reconstructions and Administration) (Amendment) and Consequential Amendments Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/744), arts. 1, 15(3)
F4Reg. 11(5) omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of The Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2462), regs. 1(2), 2(7)