{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2009/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2009/404",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Transitional provisions",
  "text": "(1) The amendments to the current and former principal Rules made by these Rules apply as follows.\n(2) They apply where, in a company voluntary arrangement, a moratorium comes into force in relation to a company on or after 11th January 2010.\n(3) They apply where a company enters administration on or after 11th January 2010, except where—\n(a) it enters administration by virtue of an administration order under paragraph 11 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order on an application made before 11th January 2010;\n(b) the administration is immediately preceded by a voluntary liquidation in respect of which the resolution to wind up was passed before 11th January 2010, or\n(c) the administration is immediately preceded by a liquidation on the making of a winding-up order on a petition which was presented before 11th January 2010.\n(4) They apply where, in a receivership, a receiver or manager is appointed in respect of a company on or after 11th January 2010.\n(5) They apply where a company goes into liquidation upon the passing on or after 11th January 2010 of a resolution to wind up.\n(6) They apply where a company goes into voluntary liquidation under paragraph 84 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order, except where the preceding administration—\n(a) commenced before 11th January 2010, or\n(b) is an administration which commenced by virtue of an administration order under paragraph 11 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order on an application which was made before 11th January 2010.\n(7) They apply where a company goes into liquidation on the making of a winding-up order on a petition presented on or after 11th January 2010, except where the liquidation is immediately preceded by—\n(a) an administration under paragraph 11 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order where the administration order was made on an application before 11th January 2010;\n(b) an administration in respect of which the appointment of an administrator under paragraph 15 or 23 of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order took effect before 11th January 2010, or\n(c) a voluntary liquidation in respect of which the resolution to wind up was passed before 11th January 2010.\n(8) In this Rule, “the 1989 Order” means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/404/article/2",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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