# Insolvency (Fees) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order further amends the Insolvency (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 1991.
The Order makes the following principal changes—
1 A new provision limits the fees payable for functions carried out by the official receiver as receiver and manager and by the Department of Economic Development where the bankruptcy debts and expenses are paid in full (or in the case of bankruptcy debts, are secured to the satisfaction of the High Court) (Article 2(c)).
2 The fee payable by the official receiver to an insolvency practitioner appointed by the High Court to prepare and submit a report under Article 248 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 is increased from £135 to £250 (Article 2(d)).
This Order also makes amendments consequential upon the making of the Insolvency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Article 2(a) and (e)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/576/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-fees-amendment-order-northern-ireland-1996/note
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