{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-390A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-390A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/45",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986",
  "path": "section/390A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "390A",
  "heading": "Authorisation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“partial authorisation” means authorisation to act as an insolvency practitioner—\n(a)only in relation to companies, or\n(b)only in relation to individuals;\n“full authorisation” means authorisation to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to companies, individuals and insolvent partnerships;\n“partially authorised” and “fully authorised” are to be construed accordingly.\n(2) A person is fully authorised under this section to act as an insolvency practitioner—\n(a) by virtue of being a member of a professional body recognised under section 391(1) and being permitted to act as an insolvency practitioner for all purposes by or under the rules of that body, or\n(b) by holding an authorisation granted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland under Article 352 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.\n(3) A person is partially authorised under this section to act as an insolvency practitioner—\n(a) by virtue of being a member of a professional body recognised under section 391(1) and being permitted to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation only to companies or only to individuals by or under the rules of that body, or\n(b) by virtue of being a member of a professional body recognised under section 391(2) and being permitted to act as an insolvency practitioner by or under the rules of that body.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 390A, 390B inserted (1.10.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 17(3), 115(7); S.I. 2015/1732, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 390-391T applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (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": "C2",
      "text": "Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Building Societies Act 1986 (1986 c. 53), Sch. 15A (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 2(4))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Friendly Societies Act 1992 (1992 c. 40), Sch. 10 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Pt. 13 applied (with modifications) (7.4.2017) by Building Societies Act 1986 (1986 c. 53), Sch. 15 (as amended by S.I. 2017/400, regs. 1(2), 2(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/390A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:55:00.443447+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."
}