The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

Northern Ireland Order in Council 2002 No. 3152 — creates 3 criminal offences.

Made

17 December 2002

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Corporate, financial services, company law, employment, charity, electoral and tax

Made under

2000 (c. 1), Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order amends the law about insolvency in Northern Ireland. Its purpose is to enable directors proposing to enter into a voluntary arrangement with creditors of an eligible company, to obtain an initial moratorium during which the company will be protected from legal proceedings, including a petition to wind up the company.

Offences created by this instrument

• After that Article insert— False representations etc. 236A 1 If for the purpose of obtaining the approval of his… paragraph 12 of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• False representations, etc paragraph 19A(1) of SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• False representations etc paragraph 236A(1) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

What Parliament said about it

Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

• Northern Ireland Commons · Commons Chamber · 12 December 2002

  That the draft Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 25th November, be approved. — [Mr. Woolas.] Question agreed to.

• Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 Lords · Lords Chamber · 16 December 2002
• Company Law Reform Bill [HL] Lords · Lords Chamber · 16 May 2006 · Lord McKenzie of Luton

  moved Amendment No. 483F: Page 335, line 3, at end insert— "(2) The enactments are— the Joint Stock Companies Acts; the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881 (c. 60); the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24); section 53 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12) or, for Northern Ireland, section 62 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 24 (N.I.)); the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) or, for Northern Ireland, the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)); section 12 of the Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c.…

How Parliament handled it

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Check the source

• This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
• Other instruments from 2002