{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-6A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986/section-6A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/45",
  "legislation_title": "Insolvency Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-act-1986",
  "path": "section/6A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6A",
  "heading": "False representations, etc.",
  "text": "(1) If, for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the members or creditors of a company to a proposal for a voluntary arrangement, a person who is an officer of the company—\n(a) makes any false representation, or\n(b) fraudulently does, or omits to do, anything,\nhe commits an offence.\n(2) Subsection (1) applies even if the proposal is not approved.\n(3) For purposes of this section “officer” includes a shadow director.\n(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to imprisonment or a fine, or both.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 6A inserted (1.1.2003) by 2000 c. 39, s. 2, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 8; S.I. 2002/2711, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions in arts. 3-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 1-7B 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), 43-45 (with reg. 64)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/6A",
    "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."
}