{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-6.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/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "“Insolvency” and“go into liquidation”",
  "text": "(1) In Parts 1A to 7, “insolvency”, in relation to a company, includes the coming into force of a moratorium for the company under Part 1A, the approval of a voluntary arrangement under Part II,or the appointment of an administrator or administrative receiver.\n(2 ) For the purposes of any provision in Parts 1A to 7, a company goes into liquidation if it passes a resolution for voluntary winding up or an order for its winding up is made by the High Court at a time when it has not already gone into liquidation by passing such a resolution.\n(3) The reference to a resolution for voluntary winding up in paragraph (2) includes a reference to a resolution which is deemed to occur by virtue of—\n(a) paragraph 84(5)(b) of Schedule B1, ...\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1)(2) substituted (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 7 para. 2 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1) inserted (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 7 para. 5 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1) substituted (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 20(2) (with art. 4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (with S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2 - 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "mod. by SR 2004/307"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 6(3) substituted (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 20(3) (with art. 4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (with S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2 - 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Art. 6(3)(b) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/146), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 166 (with regs. 4, 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/article/6",
    "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."
}