# Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026, Section 19: Challenge of decisions

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Article 19 (challenge of decisions) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)(b), for “either of the meetings” substitute “the meeting of the company, or in relation to the relevant qualifying decision procedure”.
(3) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) In this Article—
(a) the “relevant qualifying decision procedure” means the qualifying decision procedure in which the company’s creditors decide whether to approve a voluntary arrangement;
(b) references to a decision made in the relevant qualifying decision procedure include any other decision made in that qualifying decision procedure.”.
(4) In paragraph (2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “either of the meetings” substitute “the meeting of the company or in the relevant qualifying decision procedure”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (aa), for “at the creditors’ meeting” substitute “in the relevant qualifying decision procedure”.
(5) For paragraph (3)(a) substitute—
“(a) after the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the reporting requirement in Article 17 is met, or”.
(6) In paragraph (3)(b)—
(a) for “creditors’ meeting” substitute “relevant qualifying decision procedure”;
(b) for “the meeting” substitute “the relevant qualifying decision procedure”.
(7) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a), the day on which the reporting requirement is met is—
(a) if the reports required by Article 17(6) and (6A) are made to the High Court on the same day, that day;
(b) if those reports are made on different days, the later of them.”.
(8) In paragraph (4), for “one or both” substitute “any”.
(9) In paragraph (4)(a), for “in question” substitute “of the company, or in the relevant qualifying decision procedure,”.
(10) In paragraph (4)(b)—
(a) for “further meetings” substitute “a further company meeting”;
(b) for “, a further company or (as the case may be) creditors’” substitute “and relating to the company meeting, a further company”.
(11) In paragraph (4), after sub-paragraph (b) add—
“(c) direct any person—
(i) to seek a decision from the company’s creditors (using a qualifying decision procedure) as to whether they approve any revised proposal the person who made the original proposal may make, or
(ii) in a case falling within paragraph (1)(b) and relating to the relevant qualifying decision procedure, to seek a decision from the company’s creditors (using a qualifying decision procedure) as to whether they approve the original proposal.”.
(12) In paragraph (5), for “for the summoning of meetings to consider” substitute “or (c) in relation to”.
(13) In paragraph (6)—
(a) after “meeting” insert “or relevant qualifying decision procedure”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), after “(4)(b)” insert “or (c)”.
(14) For paragraph (7) substitute—
“(7) Except in pursuance of the preceding provisions of this Article—
(a) a decision taken at a company meeting summoned under Article 16 is not invalidated by any irregularity at or in relation to the meeting, and
(b) a decision of the company’s creditors made in the relevant qualifying decision procedure is not invalidated by any irregularity in relation to the relevant qualifying decision procedure.”.
(15) In consequence of subsections (5) and (14), omit paragraph 7(4)(a) and (8) of Schedule 2 to the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2026/6/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-act-northern-ireland-2026/section-19
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