Section 115 Disqualification as insolvency practitioner: bankruptcy, etc in Scotland or Northern IrelandI1

In section 390 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (persons not qualified to act as insolvency practitioners)—

(a)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), after “bankrupt” insert “ under this Act or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 ”;

(ii)

in paragraph (aa), after “a debt relief order” insert “ under this Act or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 ”;

(b)

for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5)
A person is not qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner while there is in force in respect of that person—
(a)
a bankruptcy restrictions order under this Act, the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 or the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, or
(b)
a debt relief restrictions order under this Act or that Order.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 115 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1689, reg. 2(i) (with Sch. para. 13)