The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2009

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by Rules 5 to 31, 33 to 46, 62, 71, 73, 76 and 78 of these Rules to the principal Rules shall not apply, and the provisions of the principal Rules as unamended by these Rules shall continue to apply, where before 6th April 2009—

(a) in relation to a company—

(i) a moratorium under a company voluntary arrangement comes into force;

(ii) the company enters administration;

(iii) a receiver or manager is appointed;

(iv) a resolution for a voluntary winding up is passed; or

(v) a winding up petition is presented to the court; and

(b) in relation to an individual, a bankruptcy petition is presented to the court.

(2) In the case of a statutory demand, the amendments made by Rules 33, 34 and 35 of these Rules to Rules 6.3(3), 6.4(1) and 6.11(8) of the principal Rules shall not apply, and the provisions of the principal Rules as unamended by these Rules shall continue to apply where the demand is served on the debtor before 6th April 2009.