UK Act of Parliament
2000
United Kingdom
Insolvency Act 2000
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Schedules
Browse 64 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
After section 417 there is inserted— Money sums (company moratorium)....
In section 432(4) (offences by bodies corporate), at the end...
In Schedule 10 (punishment of offences), before the entry relating...
After section 1 there is inserted— Moratorium. (1) Where the directors of an eligible company intend to...
In section 2(1) (procedure where nominee is not the liquidator...
Before Schedule 1 there is inserted— SCHEDULE A1 Moratorium where...
In section 27(3)(a) (protection of interests of creditors and members...
In section 122(1) (grounds on which company may be wound...
In section 124 (application for winding up of company), after...
(1) Section 233 (conditions which may be imposed on supply...
In section 387 (date which determines existence and amount of...
The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows.
After that section there is inserted— Prosecution of delinquent officers...
In section 387(2)(b) (date which determines existence and amount of...
In Schedule 10 (punishment of offences), before the entry relating...
(1) The Authoritymay appoint one or more competent persons to...
(1) Schedule 15A to the Building Societies Act 1986 (application...
In section 1(2) (proposal for a voluntary arrangement), for “in...
In section 2 (procedure where nominee is not the liquidator...
In section 4(2) (decisions of meetings), for “in relation to...
After section 4 there is inserted— Approval of arrangement. (1) This section applies to a decision, under section 4,...
In section 5 (effect of approval of voluntary arrangement)—
(1) Section 6 (challenge of decisions) is amended as follows....
After that section there is inserted— False representations, etc. (1) If, for the purpose of obtaining the approval of...
In section 7 (implementation of proposal)— (a) in subsection (1),...
The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows.
In section 260 (effect of approval), for subsection (2)(b) there...
(1) In section 262 (challenge of meeting’s decision), in subsection...
After that section there is inserted— False representations etc. (1) If for the purpose of obtaining the approval of...
In section 263 (implementation and supervision of approved voluntary arrangement)—...
In section 347 (distress, etc.)— (a) in subsection (1), after...
In section 387 (date which determines existence and amount of...
In Schedule 10 (punishment of offences), after the entry relating...
In section 252 (interim order of court)—
In section 253 (application for interim order)—
In section 254 (effect of application), in subsection (1)—
In section 255 (cases in which interim order can be...
In section 256 (nominee’s report on debtor’s proposal)—
After section 256 there is inserted— Procedure where no interim...
In section 257 (summoning of creditors’ meeting), in subsection (1)—...
In section 258 (decisions of creditors’ meeting), in subsection (3),...
The Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 is amended in accordance...
(1) Section 15 (personal liability for company’s debts where person...
(1) In section 16 (application for disqualification order), in subsection...
(1) For section 17 (application for leave under an order)...
(1) Section 18 (register of disqualification orders) is amended as...
(1) Section 21 (interaction with Insolvency Act 1986) is amended...
(1) Section 22 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(1) The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows.
In section 8(1)(d) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland)...
In section 72 of the Charities Act 1993 (persons disqualified...
(1) The Pensions Act 1995 is amended as follows.
In section 1(3) (disqualification orders), after “an order” there is...
In paragraph 11(1)(c) of Schedule 2, and paragraph 7(1)(c) of...
In paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act...
(1) The Police Act 1997 is amended as follows.
In section 2(1) (disqualification on conviction of indictable offence), for...
In section 4 (disqualification for fraud, etc., in winding up),...
(1) In section 6 (disqualification of unfit directors)—
In section 7 (applications to court under section 6; reporting...
In section 9 (matters for determining unfitness of directors)—
In section 13 (criminal penalties)— (a) after “disqualification order or”...
In section 14(1) (offences by body corporate), after “disqualification order”...
Browse 18 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Moratorium where directors propose voluntary arrangement.
Company voluntary arrangements.
Individual voluntary arrangements.
Qualification or authorisation of nominees and supervisors.
Disqualification orders.
Disqualification undertakings.
Effect of Northern Irish disqualifications.
Amendments.
Administration orders.
Investigation and prosecution of malpractice.
Restriction on use of answers obtained under compulsion.
Insolvent estates of deceased persons.
Bankruptcy: interest on sums held in Insolvency Services Account.
Model law on cross-border insolvency.
Amendments of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and repeals.
Commencement.
Extent.
Short title.
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
The Insolvency Service
Administers compulsory company liquidations and personal bankruptcies. Investigates director misconduct and can seek disqualification orders. Manages redundancy payments from the National Insurance …
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