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Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Director or Officer2
Applicant1
Trader1
Plus 2 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
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
42 duties
The Land Registration Rules 2003
25 duties
Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Aircrew)
20 duties
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
18 duties
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
416 duties
Companies Act 2006
243 duties
Companies Act 1985
85 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.rule 104
New administrator appointed
Regulated
- Old administrator must pass claims to new administratorDirector or Officer
s.rule 122
New administrator appointed
Regulated
- Former administrator must transfer debt proofs to new administratorDirector or Officer
s.rule 149
Secured creditors
Regulated
- Repay excess dividend after revaluing security as a secured creditorTrader
s.rule 201
Form and contents of application
Regulated
- Ensure applications under insolvency rules are in writing and contain required informationApplicant
s.rule 42
Requisition of meetings
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Administrator must hold requisitioned meeting within 28 days and notify FCAStatutory regulator
s.rule 52
Calculation of voting rights (creditors)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Calculate creditor voting rights using claim values and set-offsTribunal / Court
287 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.rule 1
Citation
s.rule 10
Proof of service
s.rule 100
Allocation of expenses to be paid from the relevant funds
s.rule 101
Content of relevant funds claim
s.rule 102
Debt in a foreign currency
s.rule 103
Costs of making a claim
s.rule 105
Admission and rejection of relevant funds claim
s.rule 106
Appeal against decision on relevant funds claim
s.rule 107
Withdrawal or variation of relevant funds claim
s.rule 108
Exclusion of relevant funds claim by the court
s.rule 109
Notice of the bar date
s.rule 11
Further notification
s.rule 110
Notifying potential claimants after bar date has passed
s.rule 111
Distribution plan
s.rule 112
Approval by the creditors’ committee
s.rule 113
Approval by the court
s.rule 114
Treatment of late claimants
s.rule 115
Distribution to creditors
s.rule 116
Debts of institution to rank equally
s.rule 117
Supplementary provisions as to dividend
s.rule 118
Division of unsold assets
s.rule 119
Proving a debt
s.rule 12
The hearing
s.rule 120
Costs of proving
s.rule 121
Administrator to allow inspection of proofs
s.rule 123
Admission and rejection of proofs for dividend
s.rule 124
Appeal against decision on proof
s.rule 125
Withdrawal or variation of proof
s.rule 126
Exclusion of proof by the court
s.rule 127
Estimate of quantum
s.rule 128
Negotiable instruments
s.rule 129
Secured creditors
s.rule 13
The special administration order
s.rule 130
Discounts
s.rule 131
Mutual credit and set-off
s.rule 132
Debt in a foreign currency
s.rule 133
Payments of a periodical nature
s.rule 134
Interest
s.rule 135
Debt payable at a future time
s.rule 136
Value of security
s.rule 137
Surrender for non-disclosure
s.rule 138
Redemption by administrator
s.rule 139
Test of security’s value
s.rule 14
Costs
s.rule 140
Realisation of security by creditor
s.rule 141
Notice of proposed distribution
s.rule 142
Admission or rejection of proofs
s.rule 143
Postponement or cancellation of dividend
s.rule 144
Declaration of a dividend
s.rule 145
Notice of declaration of a dividend
s.rule 146
Payments of dividend and related matters
s.rule 147
Notice of no dividend or no further dividend
s.rule 148
Proof altered after payment of dividend
s.rule 15
Notice of special administration order
s.rule 150
Disqualification from dividend
s.rule 151
Assignment of right to dividend
s.rule 152
Debt payable at a future time
s.rule 153
General powers
s.rule 154
Powers of disclaimer
s.rule 155
Communication of disclaimer to persons interested
s.rule 156
Additional notices
s.rule 157
Records
s.rule 158
Application by interested party
s.rule 159
Interest in property to be declared on request
s.rule 16
Notification and advertisement of administrator’s appointment
s.rule 160
Disclaimer presumed valid and effective
s.rule 161
Application for the exercise of court’s powers under Article 155
s.rule 162
Fixing of remuneration
s.rule 163
Recourse to meeting of creditors and customers
s.rule 164
Recourse to the court
s.rule 165
Creditors’ and customers’ request for further information
s.rule 166
Claim that remuneration is excessive
s.rule 167
Review of remuneration
s.rule 168
Remuneration of new administrator
s.rule 169
Apportionment of set fee remuneration
s.rule 17
Notice requiring statement of affairs
s.rule 170
Grounds for resignation
s.rule 171
Notice of intention to resign
s.rule 172
Notice of resignation
s.rule 173
Application to court to remove administrator from office
s.rule 174
Notice of vacation of office when administrator ceases to be qualified
s.rule 175
Administrator deceased
s.rule 176
Application to replace
s.rule 177
Notification and advertisement of appointment of replacement administrator
s.rule 178
Notification and advertisement of appointment of joint administrator
s.rule 179
Notification of new administrator
s.rule 18
Statement of affairs: content
s.rule 180
Administrator’s duties on vacating office
s.rule 181
Final progress reports
s.rule 182
Application to court by administrator
s.rule 183
Application to court by creditor
s.rule 184
Notification by administrator of court order
s.rule 185
Moving from special administration to dissolution
s.rule 186
Principal court rules and practice to apply
s.rule 187
Shorthand writers — nomination, appointment, remuneration and costs
s.rule 188
Court file
s.rule 189
Office copies of documents
s.rule 19
Details of the asset pool, safeguarding measures and reconciliation
s.rule 190
Payments into court
s.rule 191
Further information and discovery
s.rule 192
Affidavits — general
s.rule 193
Filing and service of affidavits
s.rule 194
Evidence provided by the administrator
s.rule 195
Application of Chapter
s.rule 196
Service of court documents within the jurisdiction
s.rule 197
Service of court documents outside jurisdiction
s.rule 198
Service of orders staying proceedings
s.rule 199
Service on joint office-holders
s.rule 2
Commencement
s.rule 20
Verification, filing and affidavit
s.rule 200
Application of Chapter
s.rule 202
Filing and service of application
s.rule 203
Directions
s.rule 204
Hearings without notice
s.rule 205
Hearing of application
s.rule 206
Adjournment of the hearing of an application
s.rule 207
Application of Chapter
s.rule 208
Applications under Article 150A(5) to disapply Article 150A
s.rule 209
Notice of application under Article 150A(5)
s.rule 21
Limited disclosure
s.rule 210
Notice of an order under Article 150A(5)
s.rule 211
Application of Article 200 of the I (N.I.) O 1989
s.rule 212
Form and contents of application
s.rule 213
Order for examination etc.
s.rule 214
Procedure for examination
s.rule 215
Record of examination
s.rule 216
Costs of proceedings under Article 200 of the I (N.I.) O 1989
s.rule 217
Application of Chapter 8
s.rule 218
Appointment of another person to act
s.rule 219
Affidavit in support of application
s.rule 22
Release from duty to submit statement of affairs
s.rule 220
Service of notices following appointment
s.rule 221
Formal defects
s.rule 222
Application of Chapter 10
s.rule 223
Requirement to tax costs
s.rule 224
Procedure where taxation is required
s.rule 225
Costs paid otherwise than out of the institution’s estate
s.rule 226
Award of costs against the administrator
s.rule 227
Applications for costs
s.rule 228
Costs and expenses of witnesses
s.rule 229
Final costs certificate
s.rule 23
Expenses of statement of affairs
s.rule 230
Enforcement of court orders
s.rule 231
Orders enforcing compliance with these Rules
s.rule 232
Warrants (general provisions)
s.rule 233
Warrants under Article 200
s.rule 234
Application of Chapter 12
s.rule 235
Appeals and reviews of court orders
s.rule 236
Procedure on appeal
s.rule 237
Appeal against decision of the Secretary of State
s.rule 238
Preliminary
s.rule 239
Application for permission under Article 180(3)
s.rule 24
Submission of accounts
s.rule 240
First excepted case
s.rule 241
Second excepted case
s.rule 242
Third excepted case
s.rule 243
Costs, expenses etc
s.rule 244
Provable debts
s.rule 245
False representation of status for purpose of inspecting documents
s.rule 246
Punishment of offences
s.rule 247
Application
s.rule 248
Personal delivery
s.rule 249
Postal delivery of documents
s.rule 25
Administrator’s proposals
s.rule 250
Notice etc to authorised recipients
s.rule 251
Application
s.rule 252
The form
s.rule 253
Proof of sending
s.rule 254
Authentication
s.rule 255
Electronic delivery — general
s.rule 256
Electronic delivery by administrator
s.rule 257
Use of websites by administrator
s.rule 258
General use of websites to deliver notices and other documents
s.rule 259
Electronic delivery of special administration documents to court
s.rule 26
Limited disclosure of the statement of proposals
s.rule 260
Notice etc to joint administrators
s.rule 261
Execution overtaken by judgment debtor’s insolvency
s.rule 262
Notice to the Enforcement of Judgments Office
s.rule 263
Electronic submission of information
s.rule 264
Contents of notices to be gazetted
s.rule 265
Gazette notices relating to an institution that is a company
s.rule 266
Omission of unobtainable information
s.rule 267
The Gazette — general
s.rule 268
Content of notices advertised other than in the Gazette
s.rule 269
Non-Gazette notice relating to an institution that is a company
s.rule 27
Initial meeting
s.rule 270
Non-Gazette notices — other provisions
s.rule 271
Application of Chapter 4
s.rule 272
Information to be contained in all notifications to the registrar of companies
s.rule 273
Notification relating to the administrator
s.rule 274
Notifications relating to documents
s.rule 275
Notifications relating to court orders
s.rule 276
Notifications relating to other events
s.rule 277
Notifications of more than one nature
s.rule 278
Notifications made to other persons at the same time
s.rule 279
Confidentiality of documents — grounds for refusing inspection
s.rule 28
Notice to officers
s.rule 280
Right to copy documents
s.rule 281
Charges for copy documents
s.rule 282
Right to have list of creditors
s.rule 283
Time limits
s.rule 284
Administrator’s security
s.rule 285
Proceedings commenced in the wrong division of the High Court
s.rule 286
Proceedings other than special administration commenced
s.rule 287
Introduction
s.rule 288
“The High Court” and “the Master”
s.rule 289
Remote attendance at meetings and place
s.rule 29
Business of the initial meeting
s.rule 290
Insolvent estate
s.rule 291
The appropriate fee
s.rule 292
“Debt” and “liability”
s.rule 293
Application of the I (N.I.) O 1989 and the Company Directors Disqualification (N.I.) Order 2002
s.rule 3
Interpretation
s.rule 30
Adjournment of meeting to approve the statement of proposals
s.rule 31
Revision of the statement of proposals
s.rule 32
Meeting to approve the revised statement of proposals
s.rule 33
Notice to creditors and customers
s.rule 34
Meetings generally
s.rule 35
Venue
s.rule 36
Notice of meeting by individual notice: when and where sent
s.rule 37
Notice of meeting by individual notice: content and accompanying documents
s.rule 38
Notice of meeting by advertisement only
s.rule 39
Content of notice for meetings
s.rule 4
Application of Rules
s.rule 40
Gazetting and advertisement of meetings
s.rule 41
Non-receipt of notice of meeting
s.rule 43
Expenses of requisitioned meetings
s.rule 44
Quorum at meetings
s.rule 45
Chair at meetings
s.rule 46
Adjournment by chair
s.rule 47
Adjournment in absence of chair
s.rule 48
Claims, proofs and proxies in adjournment
s.rule 49
Suspension
s.rule 5
Content of application
s.rule 50
Venue and conduct of company meetings
s.rule 51
Entitlement to vote (creditors)
s.rule 53
Calculation of voting rights: special cases (creditors)
s.rule 54
Procedure for admitting creditors’ claims for voting
s.rule 55
Entitlement to vote (customers)
s.rule 56
Procedure for admitting customers’ relevant funds claims for voting
s.rule 57
Voting at meetings of creditors and customers
s.rule 58
Requisite majorities
s.rule 59
Requisite majorities at contributories’ meetings
s.rule 6
Statement of proposed administrator
s.rule 60
Appeals against decisions under this Chapter
s.rule 61
Correspondence instead of meetings
s.rule 62
Remote attendance at meetings conducted in accordance with Article 208ZA
s.rule 63
Action where person excluded
s.rule 64
Indication to excluded person
s.rule 65
Complaint
s.rule 66
Minutes
s.rule 67
Returns or reports of meetings
s.rule 68
Constitution of creditors’ committee
s.rule 69
Formalities of establishment
s.rule 7
Affidavit in support of application
s.rule 70
Functions and meetings of the creditors’ committee
s.rule 71
The chair at meetings
s.rule 72
Quorum
s.rule 73
Creditors’ committee members’ representatives
s.rule 74
Resignation
s.rule 75
Termination of membership
s.rule 76
Removal
s.rule 77
Vacancies
s.rule 78
Procedure at meetings
s.rule 79
Remote attendance at meetings of creditors’ committee
s.rule 8
Filing of application
s.rule 80
Procedure for requests that a place for a meeting should be specified
s.rule 81
Resolutions of creditors’ committees by post
s.rule 82
Information from administrator
s.rule 83
Expenses of members
s.rule 84
Members dealing with the institution
s.rule 85
Formal defects
s.rule 86
Content of progress report
s.rule 87
Delivering a progress report
s.rule 88
Definition of proxy
s.rule 89
Issue and use of forms
s.rule 9
Service of application
s.rule 90
Use of proxies at meetings
s.rule 91
Retention of proxies
s.rule 92
Right of inspection
s.rule 93
Proxy-holder with financial interest
s.rule 94
Corporate representation
s.rule 95
Application to dispose of charged property
s.rule 96
Expenses of voluntary arrangement
s.rule 97
Expenses to be paid out of the institution’s assets
s.rule 98
Expenses to be paid out of the relevant funds
s.rule 99
Pre-administration costs
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