{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-8.17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-8.17.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/8.17",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8.17",
  "heading": "Replacement of the nominee (section 256(3))",
  "text": "(1) A debtor who intends to apply under section 256(3)(a) or (b) for the nominee to be replaced must deliver a notice to the nominee that such an application is intended to be made at least five business days before filing the application with the court.\n(2) A nominee who intends to apply under section 256(3)(b) to be replaced must deliver a notice to the debtor that such an application is intended to be made at least five business days before filing the application with the court.\n(3) The court must not appoint a replacement nominee unless the replacement nominee has filed with the court a statement confirming—\n(a) that person is qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner (or is an authorised person) in relation to the debtor; and\n(b) that person's consent to act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/8.17",
    "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."
}