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Insolvency Act 2000

2000 c. 39 · Enacted 30 November 2000 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the law about insolvency; to amend the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986; and for connected purposes.[30th November 2000]

Be 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:—C1

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Act applied (with modifications) (8.12.2017) by The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1212), regs. 1(2), 166(2), 167(2), Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with regs. 168, 189)

Contents

  1. Voluntary arrangements
  2. 1Moratorium where directors propose voluntary arrangement.
  3. 2Company voluntary arrangements.
  4. 3Individual voluntary arrangements.
  5. 4Qualification or authorisation of nominees and supervisors.
  6. Disqualification of company directors etc.
  7. 5Disqualification orders.
  8. 6Disqualification undertakings.
  9. 7Effect of Northern Irish disqualifications.
  10. 8Amendments.
  11. Miscellaneous
  12. 9Administration orders.
  13. 10Investigation and prosecution of malpractice.
  14. 11Restriction on use of answers obtained under compulsion.
  15. 12Insolvent estates of deceased persons.
  16. 13Bankruptcy: interest on sums held in Insolvency Services Account.
  17. 14Model law on cross-border insolvency.
  18. General
  19. 15Amendments of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and repeals.
  20. 16Commencement.
  21. 17Extent.
  22. 18Short title.
  23. Schedule 1: Moratorium where directors propose voluntary arrangement
  24. Part: Amendments of the Insolvency Act 1986
  25. 1Paragraph 1
  26. 2Paragraph 2
  27. 3Paragraph 3
  28. 4Paragraph 4
  29. 5Paragraph 5
  30. 6Paragraph 6
  31. 7Paragraph 7
  32. 8Paragraph 8
  33. 9Paragraph 9
  34. 10Paragraph 10
  35. 11Paragraph 11
  36. 12Paragraph 12
  37. Schedule 2: Company voluntary arrangements
  38. Part I: Amendments of the Insolvency Act 1986
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. 2Paragraph 2
  41. 3Paragraph 3
  42. 4Paragraph 4
  43. 5Paragraph 5
  44. 6Paragraph 6
  45. 7Paragraph 7
  46. 8Paragraph 8
  47. 9Paragraph 9
  48. 10Paragraph 10
  49. 11Paragraph 11
  50. 12Paragraph 12
  51. Part II: Amendments of the Building Societies Act 1986
  52. 13Paragraph 13
  53. 14Paragraph 14
  54. Schedule 3: Individual voluntary arrangements
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3Paragraph 3
  58. 4Paragraph 4
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. 8Paragraph 8
  63. 9Paragraph 9
  64. 10Paragraph 10
  65. 11Paragraph 11
  66. 12Paragraph 12
  67. 13Paragraph 13
  68. 14Paragraph 14
  69. 15Paragraph 15
  70. 16Paragraph 16
  71. Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments about disqualification of company directors etc.
  72. Part I: Amendments of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. 6Paragraph 6
  79. 7Paragraph 7
  80. 8Paragraph 8
  81. 9Paragraph 9
  82. 10Paragraph 10
  83. 11Paragraph 11
  84. 12Paragraph 12
  85. 13Paragraph 13
  86. 14Paragraph 14
  87. 15Paragraph 15
  88. Part II: Consequential amendments of other enactments
  89. Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)
  90. 16Paragraph 16
  91. Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40.)
  92. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  93. Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)
  94. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  95. Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)
  96. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  97. Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  98. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  99. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
  100. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  101. Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
  102. 22Paragraph 22
  103. Schedule 5: Repeals