# The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Paragraph 85


(1) If the administrator of a company thinks that the company has no property which might permit a distribution to its creditors, he shall send a notice to that effect to the registrar.
(1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The High Court may on the application of the administrator of a company disapply sub-paragraph (1) in respect of the company.
(3) On receipt of a notice under sub-paragraph (1) ... the registrar shall register it ....
(4) On the registration of a notice in respect of a company under sub-paragraph (1) the appointment of an administrator of the company shall cease to have effect.
(5) If an administrator sends a notice under sub-paragraph (1) he shall as soon as is reasonably practicable—
(a) file a copy of the notice with the Court, and
(b) send a copy of the notice to each creditor of whose claim and address he is aware.
(6) At the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the date of registration of a notice in respect of a company under sub-paragraph (1) the company is deemed to be dissolved ....
(6A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) On an application in respect of a company by the administrator or another interested person the Court may—
(a) extend the period specified in sub-paragraph (6) ...,
(b) suspend that period, or
(c) disapply sub-paragraph (6) ....
(8) Where an order is made under sub-paragraph (7) in respect of a company the administrator shall as soon as is reasonably practicable notify the registrar.
(9) An administrator commits an offence if he fails without reasonable excuse to comply with sub-paragraph (5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/schedule/B1/paragraph/85 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/schedule-B1/paragraph-85
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