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Insolvency Act 1985

1985 c. 65 · Enacted 30 October 1985 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision with respect to the insolvency of companies and individuals, the winding up of companies, the disqualification and personal liability of persons involved in the management of companies and the avoidance of certain transactions at an undervalue; and for connected purposes.[30th October 1985]

I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part I
  2. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Part II
  4. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 108Section 108
  11. 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. Part III
  13. 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part IV: Miscellaneous and Supplemental
  15. Miscellaneous
  16. 212. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 213Co-operation between courts exercising jurisdiction in relation to insolvency law.
  18. 214Parliamentary disqualification etc.
  19. 215. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 216. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 217Amendments of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.
  22. 218. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 219Amendments of Banking Act 1979. Repealed
  24. 220Amendments of County Courts Act 1984.
  25. 221. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 222. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. Other supplemental provisions
  28. 230. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 235Consequential amendments, transitional provisions, savings and repeals.
  30. 236Short title, commencement and extent.
  31. Schedule 1: Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal
  32. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  33. Supervision by Council on Tribunals
  34. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  35. Parliamentary disqualification
  36. 6Paragraph 6
  37. Schedule 2: . . .
  38. Schedule S 3—5: . . .
  39. Schedule 6: Amendments of 1985 Act
  40. Disqualification etc.
  41. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  42. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  43. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  44. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  45. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  46. Voluntary arrangements
  47. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  48. Administration orders
  49. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  50. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  51. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  52. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  53. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  54. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  55. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  56. Receivers (Scotland)
  57. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  58. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  59. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  60. Winding up
  61. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  62. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  63. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  64. 45Paragraph 45 Repealed
  65. 46Paragraph 46 Repealed
  66. 47Paragraph 47 Repealed
  67. 48Paragraph 48 Repealed
  68. Schedule 7: . . .
  69. Schedule 8: Consequential Amendments
  70. The Bills of Sale Act (1878) Amendment Act 1882
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. The Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914
  73. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  74. The Settled Land Act 1925
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. The Law of Property Act 1925
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. The Land Registration Act 1925
  79. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  80. The Agricultural Credits Act 1928
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. ...
  83. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  84. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  85. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  86. The Arbitration Act 1950
  87. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  88. The Administration of Justice Act 1956
  89. 11Paragraph 11
  90. The Licensing Act 1964
  91. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  92. The Law of Property (Joint Tenants) Act 1964
  93. 13Paragraph 13
  94. The General Rate Act 1967
  95. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  96. The Medicines Act 1968
  97. 15Paragraph 15
  98. The Transport Act 1968
  99. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  100. The Insolvency Services (Accounting and Investment) Act 1970
  101. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  102. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970
  103. 18Paragraph 18
  104. The Superannuation Act 1972
  105. 19Paragraph 19
  106. The Road Traffic Act 1972
  107. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  108. The Land Charges Act 1972
  109. 21Paragraph 21
  110. The Local Government Act 1972
  111. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  112. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
  113. 23Paragraph 23
  114. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  115. The Solicitors Act 1974
  116. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  117. The Social Security Pensions Act 1975
  118. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  119. The Recess Elections Act 1975
  120. 27Paragraph 27
  121. The Insolvency Act 1976
  122. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  123. The Land Drainage Act 1976
  124. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  125. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  126. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978
  127. 31Paragraph 31
  128. The Banking Act 1979
  129. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  130. The Estate Agents Act 1979
  131. 33Paragraph 33
  132. The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981
  133. 34Paragraph 34
  134. The Senior Courts Act 1981
  135. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  136. The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
  137. 36Paragraph 36
  138. The Insurance Companies Act 1982
  139. 37Paragraph 37
  140. The County Courts Act 1984
  141. 38Paragraph 38
  142. The Housing Act 1985
  143. 39Paragraph 39
  144. The Administration of Justice Act 1985
  145. 40Paragraph 40
  146. Schedule 9: Transitional Provisions and Savings
  147. Part I
  148. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  149. Part II
  150. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  151. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  152. Part s III and IV
  153. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  154. Schedule 10: . . .