{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/schedule-B1/paragraph-45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/schedule-B1/paragraph-45.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/45",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986",
  "path": "schedule/B1/paragraph/45",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "45",
  "heading": "Publicity",
  "text": "(1) While a company is in administration, every business document issued by or on behalf of the company or the administrator, and all the company's websites, must state—\n(a) the name of the administrator, and\n(b) that the affairs, business and property of the company are being managed by the administrator.\n(2) Any of the following persons commits an offence if without reasonable excuse the person authorises or permits a contravention of sub-paragraph (1)—\n(a) the administrator,\n(b) an officer of the company, and\n(c) the company.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (1) “business document” means—\n(a) an invoice,\n(b) an order for goods or services,\n(c) a business letter, and\n(d) an order form,\nwhether in hard copy, electronic or any other form.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. B1 inserted (15.9.2003) by 2002 c. 40, ss. 248(2), 279, Sch. 16 (with s. 249(1)-(3)(6)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. B1 para. 45 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Insolvency) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1897), reg. 4(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. B1 paras. 40-49 modified (5.7.2018) by Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 5 Pts. 1, 2; S.I. 2018/805, reg. 3(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. B1 para. 45 applied (with modifications) (8.7.2021) by The Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/716), regs. 2, 37 (with reg. 5) (as amended (4.1.2024) by S.I. 2023/1399, regs. 1(2), 4, 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Sch. B1 paras. 40-49 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (15.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/205), regs. 2(2), 5(1), 11-17 (with reg. 64)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Sch. B1 excluded in part (E.W.) (15.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/205), regs. 2(2), 5(2) (with reg. 64)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/schedule/B1/paragraph/45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:34:54.608720+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}