Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Rules may be cited as the Compensation Orders (Disqualified Directors) Proceedings (No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 11th July 2025.

In these Rules–

• “the court” means the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland (Chancery Division);

• “the Department” means the Department for the Economy;

• “file in court” means deliver to the Bankruptcy and Companies Office for filing;

• “the Judge” means the Chancery Judge or any Judge of the High Court or of the Court of Appeal for the time being acting as Chancery Judge;

• “the Master” means the Master (Bankruptcy);

• “the Order” means the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 and a reference to a numbered Article is to that Article of that Order;

• “relevant party” means-

  1. (a)

     the respondent (in the case of an application under Article 19A(1)^f1), or

  2. (b)

     the Department (in the case of an application under Article 19C(1)^f2);

• “Rules of the Court of Judicature” means the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980^f3.