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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Director or Officer11
Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
162 duties
Companies Act 2006
126 duties
Insolvency Act 1986
77 duties
Building Societies Act 1986
32 duties
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
s.art016
Making, transmission and advertisement of order
Regulated
- Serve and advertise the bank insolvency orderDirector or Officer
s.art022
Order of appointment
Regulated
- Provisional bank liquidator must serve appointment order on the bankDirector or Officer
s.art034
Report by bank liquidator
Regulated
- Publish a report on bank insolvency within 8 weeksDirector or Officer
s.art040
First meeting
Regulated
- Summon and notify first meetings of creditors and contributoriesDirector or Officer
s.art042
General power to call meetings
Regulated
- Bank liquidator must notify Bank of England and FSA of removal meetingDirector or Officer
s.art043
The chair at meetings
Regulated
- Ensure meetings are chaired by a qualified personDirector or Officer
s.art045
Requisitioned meetings reforming the liquidation committee
Regulated
- Bank liquidator must call creditor meeting to re-form liquidation committee if 10% of creditors demand itDirector or Officer
s.art086
Appointment to be advertised and registered
Regulated
- Advertise your appointment as bank liquidator and notify Companies HouseDirector or Officer
s.art088
Action following acceptance of resignation
Regulated
- Bank liquidator must file resignation notice and notify regulatorsDirector or Officer
s.art096
Final meeting
Regulated
- Conduct final meeting and reporting in bank insolvencyDirector or Officer
s.art106
Replacement Bank liquidator
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Bank of England must appoint a new bank liquidator when the current one vacates officeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art109
Resignation of the bank liquidator
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Bank of England must respond to liquidator's resignation request within 21 daysStatutory regulator
s.art137
General qualification on powers
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Bank liquidator must exercise powers consistently with Objective 1 before full payment resolutionStatutory regulator
s.art154
Primacy of Objective 1
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Postpone other duties when they would undermine Objective 1Crown / Minister / Government department
s.art275
Right to have list of creditors
Regulated
- Bank liquidator must provide list of creditors on requestDirector or Officer
273 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001
Citation, commencement and revocation
s.art002
Extent
s.art003
Application of rules, construction and interpretation
s.art004
Overview
s.art005
Forms
s.art006
Time
s.art007
Filing of application
s.art008
Service of application
s.art009
Proof of service
s.art010
Other persons to receive copy of application
s.art011
Verification of application
s.art012
Persons entitled to copy of application
s.art013
Certificate of compliance
s.art014
Leave for the applicant to withdraw
s.art015
Witness Statement in opposition
s.art017
Authentication of bank liquidator’s appointment
s.art018
Initial duties of bank liquidation committee
s.art019
Expenses of voluntary arrangement
s.art020
Appointment of provisional bank liquidator
s.art021
Notice of appointment
s.art023
Security
s.art024
Failure to give or keep up security
s.art025
Remuneration
s.art026
Termination of appointment
s.art027
Notice requiring statement of affairs
s.art028
Verification and filing
s.art029
Limited disclosure
s.art030
Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time
s.art031
Expenses of statement of affairs
s.art032
Submission of accounts
s.art033
Further disclosure
s.art035
Meaning of “creditors”
s.art036
Report where statement of affairs lodged
s.art037
Statement of affairs dispensed with
s.art038
General rule as to reporting
s.art039
Bank insolvency stayed
s.art041
Business at first meetings of creditors and contributories
s.art044
Requisitioned meetings general
s.art046
Attendance at meetings of bank’s personnel
s.art047
Notice of meetings by advertisement only
s.art048
Venue
s.art049
Expenses of summoning meetings
s.art050
Resolutions
s.art051
Chairman of meeting as proxy-holder
s.art052
Suspension and adjournment
s.art053
Entitlement to vote (creditors)
s.art054
Entitlement to vote (contributories)
s.art055
Admission and rejection of proof (creditors’ meetings)
s.art056
Record of proceedings
s.art057
Meaning of “prove”
s.art058
Supply of forms
s.art059
Contents of proof
s.art060
Claim established by affidavit
s.art061
Cost of proving
s.art062
Bank Liquidator to allow inspection of proofs
s.art063
New bank liquidator appointed
s.art064
Admission and rejection of proofs for dividend
s.art065
Appeal against decision on proof
s.art066
Withdrawal or variation of proof
s.art067
Expunging of proof by the court
s.art068
Estimate of quantum
s.art069
Negotiable instruments, etc.
s.art070
Secured creditors
s.art071
Discounts
s.art072
Mutual credits and set-off
s.art073
Disapplication of set off for eligible depositors
s.art074
Debt in foreign Currency
s.art075
Payments of a periodical nature
s.art076
Interest
s.art077
Debt payable at future time
s.art078
Value of security
s.art079
Surrender for non-disclosure
s.art080
Redemption by liquidator
s.art081
Test of security’s value
s.art082
Realisation of security by creditor
s.art083
Remuneration of bank liquidator
s.art084
Replacement of bank liquidator by creditors
s.art085
Authentication of bank liquidator’s appointment
s.art087
Creditors’ meeting to be notified of bank liquidator’s resignation
s.art089
Advertisement of resignation
s.art090
Meeting of creditors to remove bank liquidator
s.art091
Court’s power to regulate meetings under rule 90
s.art092
Procedure on removal
s.art093
Advertisement of removal
s.art094
Removal of bank liquidator by the court
s.art095
Release of resigning or removed bank liquidator
s.art097
Rule as to reporting
s.art098
Fixing of remuneration
s.art099
Bank liquidator’s entitlement to remuneration where it is not fixed under rule 98
s.art100
Bank liquidator’s remuneration where he realises assets on behalf of chargeholder
s.art101
Other matters affecting remuneration
s.art102
Recourse of bank liquidator to meeting of creditors
s.art103
Recourse to the court
s.art104
Creditors’ claim that remuneration is excessive
s.art105
Primacy of Objective 1
s.art107
Bank liquidator deceased
s.art108
Loss of qualification as insolvency practitioner
s.art110
Notice to Bank of England of intention to vacate office
s.art111
Bank liquidator’s duties on vacating office
s.art112
Power of court to set aside certain transactions
s.art113
Rule against solicitation
s.art114
Application of rules in this Part
s.art115
Membership of committee
s.art116
Formalities of establishment
s.art117
Committee established by contributories
s.art118
Obligations of liquidator to committee
s.art119
Meetings of the committee
s.art120
The Chair at meetings
s.art121
Quorum
s.art122
Committee-members’ representatives
s.art123
Resignation
s.art124
Termination of membership
s.art125
Removal
s.art126
Vacancy (creditor members)
s.art127
Vacancy (contributory members)
s.art128
Voting rights and resolutions
s.art129
Resolutions by post
s.art130
Liquidator’s reports
s.art131
Expenses of members etc.
s.art132
Dealings by committee-members and others
s.art133
Composition of committee when creditors paid in full
s.art134
Committee’s functions vested in the Department
s.art135
Formal defects
s.art136
General duties of bank liquidator
s.art138
Manner of distributing assets
s.art139
Debts of insolvent company to rank equally
s.art140
Supplementary provisions as to dividend
s.art141
Division of unsold assets
s.art142
General powers of the liquidator
s.art143
Enforced delivery up of company’s property
s.art144
Final distribution
s.art145
Liquidator’s notice of disclaimer
s.art146
Communication of disclaimer to persons interested
s.art147
Additional notices
s.art148
Duty to keep court informed
s.art149
Application by interested party under Article 152(4)
s.art150
Interest in property to be declared on request
s.art151
Disclaimer presumed valid and effective
s.art152
Application for exercise of court’s powers under Article 155
s.art153
Preliminary
s.art155
Duty of liquidator to settle list
s.art156
Form of list
s.art157
Procedure for settling list
s.art158
Application to court for variation of the list
s.art159
Variation of, or addition to, the list
s.art160
Costs not to fall on bank liquidator
s.art161
Calls by liquidator
s.art162
Control by bank liquidation committee
s.art163
Application to court for leave to make a call
s.art164
Making and enforcement of the call
s.art165
Appointment and remuneration
s.art166
Security
s.art167
Failure to give or keep up security
s.art168
Accounting
s.art169
Termination of appointment
s.art170
General rule as to priority
s.art171
Litigation expenses and property subject to a floating charge-general application
s.art172
Litigation expenses and property subject to a floating charge-requirement for approval or authorisation
s.art173
Litigation expenses and property subject to a floating charge-request for approval or authorisation
s.art174
Litigation expenses and property subject to a floating charge-grant of approval or authorisation
s.art175
Litigation expenses and property subject to a floating charge-application to court by the bank liquidator
s.art176
Saving for powers of the court
s.art177
Application to court for order authorising return of capital
s.art178
Procedure for return of capital
s.art179
Department’s directions under section 116 of the 2009 Act
s.art180
Procedure following appeal under section 116 of the 2009 Act
s.art181
Preliminary
s.art182
Application for leave under Article 180(3) before passing of full payment resolution
s.art183
Consideration of application for leave under Article 180(3)
s.art184
First excepted case
s.art185
Second excepted case
s.art186
Third excepted case
s.art187
Further exception
s.art188
Preliminary
s.art189
Interpretation
s.art190
Form and contents of application
s.art191
Application under Article 150A(5) to disapply Article 150A
s.art192
Filing and service of application
s.art193
Notice of application under Article 150A(5)
s.art194
Other hearings without notice
s.art195
Hearing of application
s.art196
Use of affidavit evidence
s.art197
Filing and service of affidavits
s.art198
Use of reports
s.art199
Adjournment of hearing: directions
s.art200
Nomination and appointment of shorthand writers
s.art201
Remuneration
s.art202
Enforcement of court orders
s.art203
Orders enforcing compliance with the rules
s.art204
Warrants (general provisions)
s.art205
Warrants under Article 200
s.art206
Title of proceedings
s.art207
Court records
s.art208
Inspection of records
s.art209
File of court proceedings and inspection
s.art210
Filing of Gazette notices and advertisements
s.art211
Application of the Supreme Court Rules
s.art212
Requirement to assess costs by the detailed procedure
s.art213
Procedure where detailed assessment required
s.art214
Cost of officers charged with executions of writs or other process
s.art215
Costs paid otherwise than out of the insolvent estate
s.art216
Award of costs against responsible insolvency practitioner
s.art217
Application for costs
s.art218
Costs and expenses of witnesses
s.art219
Introductory
s.art220
Appointment of another person to act
s.art221
Affidavit in support of application
s.art222
Service of notices following appointment
s.art223
Appeals and review of court orders
s.art224
Procedure on appeal
s.art225
Appeal against a decision of the Department
s.art226
Principal court rules and practice to apply
s.art227
Right of attendance
s.art228
Restriction on concurrent proceedings and remedies
s.art229
Security in court
s.art230
Further information and disclosure
s.art231
Office copies of documents
s.art232
Definition of “proxy”
s.art233
Issue and use of forms
s.art234
Use of proxies at meetings
s.art235
Retention of proxies
s.art236
Right of inspection
s.art237
Proxy-holder with financial interest
s.art238
Company representation
s.art239
Preliminary
s.art240
Form and contents of application
s.art241
Order for examination, etc
s.art242
Procedure for examination
s.art243
Record of examination
s.art244
Cost of proceedings
s.art245
Preliminary
s.art246
Notice of intended dividend
s.art247
Final admission/rejection of proofs
s.art248
Postponement or cancellation of dividend
s.art249
Decision to declare dividend
s.art250
Notice of declaration
s.art251
Notice of no, or no further, dividend
s.art252
Proof altered after payment of dividend
s.art253
Secured creditors
s.art254
Disqualification from dividend
s.art255
Assignment of right to dividend
s.art256
Preferential creditors
s.art257
Debt payable at future time
s.art258
Power of Department to regulate certain matters
s.art259
Costs, expenses, etc
s.art260
Provable debts
s.art261
Notices
s.art262
Quorum at meeting of creditors or contributories
s.art263
Evidence of proceedings at meetings
s.art264
Documents issuing from the Department
s.art265
Insolvency practitioner’s security
s.art266
Time
s.art267
Service by post
s.art268
General provisions as to service
s.art269
Service outside the jurisdiction
s.art270
Confidentiality of documents
s.art271
Notices sent simultaneously to the same person
s.art272
Right to copy documents
s.art273
Charge for copy documents
s.art274
Non-receipt of notice of meeting
s.art276
False claim of status as creditors
s.art277
Execution overtaken by judgement debtor’s insolvency
s.art278
The Gazette
s.art279
Punishment of offences
s.art280
Notice of order under Article 150A(5)
s.art281
Introductory
s.art282
Expressions used generally
s.art283
“Give notice”, etc
s.art284
Notice, etc to solicitors
s.art285
Notice to joint bank liquidators
s.art286
“Insolvent estate”
s.art287
“Responsible insolvency practitioner”, etc
s.art288
The Schedule
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