# The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 350P: Application for, and power to make, direct sanctions order


(1) The Department may apply to the High Court for a direct sanctions order to be made against a person if it appears to the Department that it would be in the public interest for the order to be made.
(2) The Department must send a copy of the application to the relevant recognised professional body.
(3) The Court may make a direct sanctions order against a person where, on an application under this Article, the Court is satisfied that condition 1 and at least one of conditions 2, 3, 4 and 5 are met in relation to the person.
(4) The conditions are set out in Article 350Q.
(5) In deciding whether to make a direct sanctions order against a person the Court must have regard to the extent to which—
(a) the relevant recognised professional body has taken action against the person in respect of the failure mentioned in condition 1; and
(b) that action is sufficient to address the failure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/article/350P (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-350P
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