# Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Section 15: Summoning of meetings

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Article 16 (summoning of meetings) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for the words from “that” to “summoned” substitute “under Article 15(2) that the proposal should be considered by a meeting of the company and by the company’s creditors”;
(b) for the words from “directs)” to the end substitute
“directs)—
(a) summon a meeting of the company, for the time, date and place proposed in the report, for the purpose of considering the proposal, and
(b) seek a decision from the company’s creditors as to whether they approve the proposal.”.
(3) In paragraph (2), for the words from “shall” to the end substitute
“must—
(a) summon a meeting of the company, for such time, date and place as he thinks fit, for the purpose of considering the proposal, and
(b) seek a decision from the company’s creditors as to whether they approve the proposal.”.
(4) For paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) A decision of the company’s creditors as to whether they approve the proposal is to be made by a qualifying decision procedure.
(4) Notice of the qualifying decision procedure must be given to every creditor of the company of whose claim and address the person seeking the decision is aware.”.
(5) For the heading substitute “Consideration of proposal”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/6/section/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-act-northern-ireland-2026/section-15
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