{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/schedule-B1/paragraph-60A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/schedule-B1/paragraph-60A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/45",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986",
  "path": "schedule/B1/paragraph/60A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "60A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for—\n(a) prohibiting, or\n(b) imposing requirements or conditions in relation to,\nthe disposal, hiring out or sale of property of a company by the administrator to a connected person in circumstances specified in the regulations.\n(2) Regulations under this paragraph may in particular require the approval of, or provide for the imposition of requirements or conditions by—\n(a) creditors of the company,\n(b) the court, or\n(c) a person of a description specified in the regulations.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (1), “connected person”, in relation to a company, means—\n(a) a relevant person in relation to the company, or\n(b) a company connected with the company.\n(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)—\n(a) “relevant person”, in relation to a company, means—\n(i) a director or other officer, or shadow director, of the company;\n(ii) a non-employee associate of such a person;\n(iii) a non-employee associate of the company;\n(b) a company is connected with another if any relevant person of one is or has been a relevant person of the other.\n(5) In sub-paragraph (4), “non-employee associate” of a person means a person who is an associate of that person otherwise than by virtue of employing or being employed by that person.\n(6) Subsection (10) of section 435 (extended definition of company) applies for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) as it applies for the purposes of that section.\n(7) Regulations under this paragraph may—\n(a) make different provision for different purposes;\n(b) make incidental, consequential, supplemental and transitional provision.\n(8) Regulations under this paragraph are to be made by statutory instrument.\n(9) Regulations under this paragraph may not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\n(10) This paragraph expires at the end of June 2021 unless the power conferred by it is exercised before then.",
  "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. 60A inserted (26.5.2015) by Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26), ss. 129(4), 164(3)(i)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. B1 para. 60A(10) substituted (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), ss. 8(2), 49(1) (with ss. 2(2), 5(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. B1 para. 60A restored (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), ss. 8(1), 49(1) (with ss. 2(2), 5(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Sch. B1 paras. 59-75 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), 19-25 (with reg. 64)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "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)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/schedule/B1/paragraph/60A",
    "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."
}