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  • Sch. 9 Pt. 2 para. 66 revoked by 1996 c. 23 s. 107(2) Sch. 4 (Amendment could not be applied. The relevant affected text is not available on legislation.gov.uk)
  • art. 2B inserted by 2016 c. 2 (N.I.) s. 2(1)
  • art. 208ZA applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2021/716, reg. 37A (as inserted) by S.I. 2023/1399 reg. 12 (This amendment not applied to Legislation.gov.uk. S. 208ZA is inserted by the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 2), s. 1(1) which is currently prospective.)
  • art. 208ZA-208ZB inserted by 2016 c. 2 (N.I.) s. 1(1)
  • art. 208ZB applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2021/716, reg. 37A (as inserted) by S.I. 2023/1399 reg. 12 (This amendment not applied to Legislation.gov.uk. S. 208ZB is inserted by the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 2), s. 1(1) which is currently prospective.)
  • art. 345A-345B inserted by 2016 c. 2 (N.I.) s. 1(2)

Articles 27, 52.

SCHEDULE 1N.I.POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR OR ADMINISTRATIVE RECEIVER

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 1 modified by S.R. 1995/225, art. 6, Sch. 2 (as modified (28.12.2020 until IP completion day when the amending provision ceases to have effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1350), regs. 1(4), 122(3) (with reg. 108))

1.  Power to take possession of, collect and get in the property of the company and, for that purpose, to take such proceedings as may seem to him expedient.N.I.

2.  Power to sell or otherwise dispose of the company's property, including the goodwill and book debts of any business.N.I.

3.  [F1Without prejudice to Article 28 or 30 of the Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997,] power to make, on such terms and conditions as he may think proper, a sub‐fee farm grant of land or any part thereof, or a sub‐lease of land or any part thereof with a nominal reversion (and to sell the rent or reversion), where such sub‐fee farm grant or sub‐lease amounts in substance to a sale and he has satisfied himself that it is the most appropriate method of disposing of the land.

4.  Power to raise or borrow money and grant security therefor over the property of the company.N.I.

5.  Power to appoint a solicitor or accountant or other professionally qualified person to assist him in the performance of his functions.N.I.

6.  Power to bring or defend any action or other legal proceedings in the name and on behalf of the company.N.I.

7.  Power to refer to arbitration any question affecting the company.N.I.

8.  Power to effect and maintain insurances in respect of the business and property of the company.N.I.

9.  Power to use the company's seal.N.I.

10.  Power to do all acts and to execute in the name and on behalf of the company any deed, receipt or other document.N.I.

11.  Power to draw, accept, make and endorse any bill of exchange or promissory note in the name and on behalf of the company.N.I.

12.  Power to appoint any agent to do any business which he is unable to do himself or which can more conveniently be done by an agent and power to employ and dismiss employees.N.I.

13.  Power to do all such things (including the carrying out of works) as may be necessary for the realisation of the property of the company.N.I.

14.  Power to make any payment which is necessary or incidental to the performance of his functions.N.I.

15.  Power to carry on the business of the company.N.I.

16.  Power to establish subsidiaries of the company.N.I.

17.  Power to transfer to subsidiaries of the company the whole or any part of the business and property of the company.N.I.

18.  Power to grant or accept a surrender of a lease or tenancy of any of the property of the company, and to take a lease or tenancy of any property required or convenient for the business of the company.N.I.

19.  Power to make any arrangement or compromise on behalf of the company.N.I.

20 .F2  Power to call up any uncalled capital of the company.N.I.

F2mod. by SR 2004/307

21.  Power to rank and claim in the bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of any person indebted to the company and to receive dividends, and to accede to trust deeds for the creditors of any such person.N.I.

22.  Power to present or defend a petition for the winding up of the company.N.I.

23.  Power to change the situation of the company's registered office.N.I.

24.  Power to do all other things incidental to the exercise of the foregoing powers.N.I.

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