Article 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Individual Voluntary Arrangements) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 6th April 2009.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986^f1.

(3)

The provisions of this Order do not extend to Northern Ireland and except as provided for by paragraph (4), do not extend to Scotland.

(4)

Article 6, which amends section 389A of the Act, extends to Scotland.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1986 c. 45; section 256A was inserted by the Insolvency Act 2000 (c.23), Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 7; section 257(1) has been amended by paragraphs 1 and 8 of that Schedule; sections 263A to 263F were inserted by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c.40), Schedule 22, paragraph 2; section 389A was inserted by the Insolvency Act 2000 (c.23), section 4(1) and (4).