Explanatory note

This Order further amends the Insolvency Fees Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/2030).

It prescribes the fee payable in respect of the purchase of Government securities pursuant to a request made by a trustee of a bankrupt’s estate under regulation 23A of the Insolvency Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2507). Regulation 23A was inserted into the Insolvency Regulations 1994 by the Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/762).

A Regulatory Impact Assessment is available, copies of which have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies are also available from The Insolvency Service of the Department of Trade and Industry, PO Box 203, Room 5.1, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QW.