The Insolvency (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

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Article 1Citation and commencement#

This Order may be cited as the Insolvency (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Consequential Amendments and Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 and comes into operation on 30th June 2021.

Article 2Amendment of the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991#

Omit rule 5.01 of the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991.

Article 3Amendment of the Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996#

(1)The Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended as follows,

(2)In Regulation 3 (interpretation and application)—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)omit the definition of “debtor”;

(ii)in the definition of “trustee” omit paragraph (b) and the preceding “and”;

(b)in paragraph 5 omit sub-paragraph (c).

(3)For the cross-heading to “Part 6” substitute “USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS”.

(4)Omit regulations 38 to 49.

(5)Omit Schedule 2.

(6)In paragraph 7 of Schedule 3, in the table –

(a)in the first column, omit the entries from “39” to the end;

(b)in the second column, omit the entries from “38” to the end.

Article 4Amendment of the Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005#

In the Pension Protection Fund (Entry Rules) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, in regulation 6, omit paragraph (2).

Article 5Amendment of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006#

In the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3, omit sub-paragraph (d).

Article 6Amendment of the Insolvency (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006#

(1)—In the Insolvency (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006, in Article 4, in the heading, omit “, deeds of arrangement”.

(2)In Schedule 2 to that Order—

(a)in paragraph 1(1), omit the definition of “the registrar”;

(b)in paragraph 2, in the Table of Fees, omit—

(i)the entries for fees 1 to 8;

(ii)the headings in the first, second and third columns relating to those entries;

(iii)“Fees payable in respect of deeds of arrangement only”.

Article 7Amendment of the Rates (Unoccupied Hereditaments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011#

In the Rates (Unoccupied Hereditaments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, in the Schedule, omit paragraph 13.

Article 8Amendment of the Insolvency (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011#

In the Insolvency (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011, in the heading to article 5, omit “, deeds of arrangement”.

Article 9Revocation of the Deeds of Arrangement Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996#

The Deeds of Arrangement Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are revoked.

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