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Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2024

S.I. 2024/626 · Made 9 May 2024

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Insolvency, England And Wales

Made 9th May 2024

Laid before Parliament 10th May 2024

Coming into force 28th June 2024

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 418 of the Insolvency Act 1986f1, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 45. Relevant amendments were made by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), Schedule 20, paragraph 11.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, transitional provision and extent
  2. 2Amendments to the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, transitional provision and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on 28th June 2024.

(2)

The amendments made by this Order apply in relation to applications for a debt relief order made under section 251B(1)f1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 on or after the date on which this Order comes into force.

(3)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Amendments to the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986

(1)

The Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In column 3 (monetary amounts) of Part 2 of the Schedule, in the entry for the maximum amount of a person’s debts, for “£30,000” substitute “£50,000”.

Signature

Kevin Hollinrake

Minister of State

Department for Business and Trade

9th May 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the prescribed amount for the debtor’s overall indebtedness for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4ZA to the Insolvency Act 1986. That Schedule sets out the conditions for making a debt relief order under Part 7A of that Act.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside this Order at www.legislation.gov.uk.