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  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991",
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  "heading": "Preliminary",
  "text": "(1) This Part relates to the declaration and payment of dividends in companies winding up and in bankruptcy.\n(2) The following definitions apply—\n(a) “the insolvent” means the company in liquidation or, as the case may be, the bankrupt; and\n(b) “creditors” means those creditors of the insolvent of whom the responsible insolvency practitioner is aware, or who are identified in the insolvent's statement of affairs.\n[E.R.11.1]",
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