# The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) Order 1996, Article 43: Insolvency


Subject to article 70, an authority may authorise a contractor for the purposes of collecting a community charge to present to the court—
(a) in respect of an amount equal to any outstanding sum which is or forms part of the amount for which a liability order has been made against a debtor who is an individual, a petition for a bankruptcy order to be made against the debtor under section 264 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (who may present a bankruptcy petition); and
(b) in respect of an amount equal to any outstanding sum which is or forms part of the amount for which a liability order has been made against a debtor which is a company or an unregistered company, a petition for an order to be made under section 125 of that Act (powers of court on hearing of petition) for the winding up of the company.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1880/article/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-contracting-out-of-tax-billing-collection-and-enforcement-functions-order-1996/article-43
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