Rule 3 Amendments to Part 1 of the principal Rules

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), Part 1 of the principal Rules has effect subject to the amendments set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Rules.

(2)

The amendments to Part 1 of the principal Rules set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Rules do not apply in relation to a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Act where—

(a)

a proposal is made by the directors of a company and before the commencement date the intended nominee has endorsed a copy of the written notice of the proposal under Rule 1.4(3);

(b)

a proposal is made by the liquidator or the administrator (acting as the nominee) and before the commencement date the liquidator or administrator (as the case may be) has sent out a notice summoning the meetings under section 3 of the Act as required by Rule 1.11; or

(c)

a proposal is made by the liquidator or the administrator of a company (not acting as the nominee) and before the commencement date the intended nominee has endorsed a copy of the written notice of the proposal under Rule 1.12(2);

and Part 1 of the principal Rules without the amendments made in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Rules shall continue to apply in such cases.