# Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Paragraph 13

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Article 261 (statement of affairs) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) Where a bankruptcy order has been made otherwise than on a debtor’s petition, the official receiver may at any time before the discharge of the bankrupt require the bankrupt to submit to the official receiver a statement of affairs.”.
(3) After paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) Where a bankrupt is required under paragraph (1) to submit a statement of affairs to the official receiver, the bankrupt must do so (subject to paragraph (3)) before the end of the period of 21 days beginning on the day on which the prescribed notice of the requirement is given to the bankrupt by the official receiver.”.
(4) In paragraph (3), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a) release a bankrupt from an obligation imposed on the bankrupt under paragraph (1), or
(b) either when giving the notice mentioned in paragraph (2A) or subsequently, extend the period mentioned in that paragraph,”.
(5) In paragraph (4)(a), for “the obligation imposed by” substitute “an obligation imposed under”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/6/schedule/3/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-act-northern-ireland-2026/schedule-3/paragraph-13
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