SCHEDULE

PART 10Other amendments: Northern Ireland

The Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005235

1

The Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200593 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1—

a

in paragraph (2) omit the definitions of “establishment” and “the Insolvency Regulation”, and

b

omit paragraph (4A).

3

In regulation 7—

a

in paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (2), (4) and (5)” substitute “paragraphs (2) and (4)”, and

b

omit paragraphs (5) and (6).

4

In regulation 7A—

a

in paragraph (2) for “paragraphs (3), (5) and (6)” substitute “paragraphs (3) and (5)”, and

b

omit paragraphs (6) and (7).

The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

236

The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200794 are amended as follows.

237

Schedule 1 is amended as follows.

238

In article 1 in paragraph 3(b) omit “, other than the United Kingdom,”.

239

In article 2—

a

in sub-paragraph (b) at the end of the definition of “the EU Insolvency Regulation” insert “as that Regulation forms part of domestic law on and after exit day”; and

b

in sub-paragraph (k)—

i

after “made by or under” insert “the EU Insolvency Regulation and”, and

ii

after “or by or under that” insert “Regulation or”.

240

Omit article 3.

241

In article 16—

a

after paragraph 2 insert—

2A

Where the EU Insolvency Regulation applies the centre of the debtor’s main interests is to be determined in accordance with that Regulation.

b

for paragraph 3 substitute—

3

Subject to paragraph 2A, in the absence of proof to the contrary, the debtor’s registered office, or habitual residence in the case of an individual, is presumed to be the centre of the debtor’s main interests.

242

Schedule 2 is amended as follows.

243

In paragraph 1 in sub-paragraph (1) omit the definitions of “main proceedings”, “member State liquidator”, “secondary proceedings” and “territorial proceedings”.

244

In paragraph 4 omit sub-paragraph (2).

245

In paragraph 6 omit sub-paragraph (2)(b) and the “and” preceding it.

246

In paragraph 21 omit sub-paragraph (2)(e).

247

In paragraph 25 omit sub-paragraph (1)(e).

248

In paragraph 26 omit sub-paragraph (3)(c).

249

In paragraph 44 omit sub-paragraph (1)(f).

250

Omit paragraph 53.

251

Schedule 4 is amended as follows.

252

In Form ML6 omit paragraph 5 (statement of service on the member State liquidator).