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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1925",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency Rules 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INSOLVENCY\nCOMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 10th November 1986\nLaid before Parliament 1st December 1986\nComing into force 29th December 1986\nThe Lord Chancellor, in the exercise of his powers under sections 411 and 412 of the Insolvency Act 1986, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and after consulting the committee existing for that purpose under section 413 of that Act, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Rules applied (29.12.1986) by The Administration of Insolvent Estates of Deceased Persons Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1999), arts. 1, 3(1) (with art. 3(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Rules construed as one with the amending S.I. (11.1.1988 with application in accordance with rule 3(1)(2)) by The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 1987 (S.I. 1987/1919), rules 1, 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Rules construed as one with the amending S.I. (3.4.1989 with application in accordance with rule. 3(2)) by The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 1989 (S.I. 1989/397), rules 1, 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Rules modified in part (1.1.1992) by The Solicitors' Incorporated Practices Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2684), arts. 1, 4, 5, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Rules applied (with modifications) (6.4.2001) by Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1090), reg. 1, Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 3 (with reg. 10(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Rules excluded (7.10.2001) by The Railway Administration Order Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/3352), rules 1.1, 10.11"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Rules applied (with modifications) (1.12.2001) by The Bankruptcy (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/3634), rules 1, 3-8"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Rules applied (with modifications) (1.8.2007) by The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Regulations 2007 (revoked) 2007 (S.I. 2007/1949), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch. Pt. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Rules applied (6.8.2007) by S.I. 1987/2023, rule 2(5) (as inserted by The Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/1906), rules 1(1), 3(3) (with rule 1(3)))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1925/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:38:55.219722+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."
}