{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-13DH",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-13DH.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1989/2405",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989",
  "path": "article/13DH",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13DH",
  "heading": "Restrictions on grant of security etc",
  "text": "(1) During a moratorium, the company may grant security over its property only if the monitor consents.\n(2) The monitor may give consent under paragraph (1) only if the monitor thinks that the grant of security will support the rescue of the company as a going concern.\n(3) In deciding whether to give consent under paragraph (1), the monitor is entitled to rely on information provided by the company unless the monitor has reason to doubt its accuracy.\n(4) If the company grants security over its property during the moratorium otherwise than as authorised by paragraph (1)—\n(a) the company commits an offence, and\n(b) any officer of the company who without reasonable excuse authorised or permitted the grant of the security commits an offence.\n(5) For the consequences of a company granting security over its property in contravention of paragraph (1), see also Article 13DE.\n(6) The monitor may not give consent under this Article if the granting of security is an offence under Article 13DI.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1A inserted (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), ss. 4(1), 49(1) (with ss. 2(2), 5(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/article/13DH",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:04.938020+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."
}