{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-12.17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-12.17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1024",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016",
  "path": "rule/12.17",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "12.17",
  "heading": "Application of this sub-division and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) The rules in this sub-division apply to applications to the court for an order under—\n(a) section 236 (inquiry into company's dealings);\n(b) section 251N (debt relief orders – inquiry into dealings and property of debtor); and\n(c) section 366 (inquiry into bankrupt's dealings and property) including section 366 as it applies by virtue of section 368.\n(2) In this sub-division—\n“applicable section” means section 236, 251N or 366; and\n“the insolvent” means the company, the debtor or the bankrupt as the case may be.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Rules 12.6-12.31 applied (with modifications) (19.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/229), rules 1, 5, 62-73, Sch. (with rule 2(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/12.17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:19:01.539785+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}