- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 2020 No. 1349
- Explanatory Note
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations temporarily suspend liability under wrongful trading provisions in the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45): specifically, section 214 (wrongful trading); and section 246ZB (wrongful trading: administration). In addition, these Regulations extend the period within which temporary modifications to laws relating to the holding of meetings made by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”) are to have effect for certain qualifying bodies.
Regulation 2 provides for the suspension of wrongful trading. Paragraph (1) provides that, for the purposes of section 214 or 246ZB of the Insolvency Act 1986, a court is not to hold a person liable for any worsening of a company's financial position during the “relevant period”. Paragraph (2) defines the “relevant period” as the period beginning on 26th November 2020 and ending on 30th April 2021. Paragraphs (3) to (5) and (8) specify cases where, (or types of corporate entity in respect of which), the suspension of wrongful trading is not to apply. Accordingly, section 214 and section 246ZB continue to apply in those cases, (or, in respect of those entities), during the relevant period. Paragraph (7) provides that regulation 3 has effect as if it were part of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Regulation 3 amends paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 14 to CIGA to extend the period within which certain temporary modifications to the law relating to the holding of meetings by companies and certain other bodies made by that Schedule have effect. The expiry of that period is extended from 30th December 2020 to 30th March 2021.
No impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Explanatory Note only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.