Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2009 United Kingdom

The Bank Insolvency (No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009

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15 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

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  • Director or Officer 11

Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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What this Act requires

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s.art016

Making, transmission and advertisement of order

  • Serve and advertise the bank insolvency order Director or Officer
s.art022

Order of appointment

  • Provisional bank liquidator must serve appointment order on the bank Director or Officer
s.art034

Report by bank liquidator

  • Publish a report on bank insolvency within 8 weeks Director or Officer
s.art040

First meeting

  • Summon and notify first meetings of creditors and contributories Director or Officer
s.art042

General power to call meetings

  • Bank liquidator must notify Bank of England and FSA of removal meeting Director or Officer
s.art043

The chair at meetings

  • Ensure meetings are chaired by a qualified person Director or Officer
s.art045

Requisitioned meetings reforming the liquidation committee

  • Bank liquidator must call creditor meeting to re-form liquidation committee if 10% of creditors demand it Director or Officer
s.art086

Appointment to be advertised and registered

  • Advertise your appointment as bank liquidator and notify Companies House Director or Officer
s.art088

Action following acceptance of resignation

  • Bank liquidator must file resignation notice and notify regulators Director or Officer
s.art096

Final meeting

  • Conduct final meeting and reporting in bank insolvency Director or Officer
s.art106

Replacement Bank liquidator

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Bank of England must appoint a new bank liquidator when the current one vacates office Crown / Minister / Government department
s.art109

Resignation of the bank liquidator

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Bank of England must respond to liquidator's resignation request within 21 days Statutory regulator
s.art137

General qualification on powers

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Bank liquidator must exercise powers consistently with Objective 1 before full payment resolution Statutory regulator
s.art154

Primacy of Objective 1

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Postpone other duties when they would undermine Objective 1 Crown / Minister / Government department
s.art275

Right to have list of creditors

  • Bank liquidator must provide list of creditors on request Director or Officer
Browse 273 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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

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