C1C2 PART XIVINSOLVENCY OF EMPLOYERS
Pt. XIV (arts. 227-235) applied (6.4.2006) by Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), reg. 8(3)(4)
Role of relevant officer232
1
Where a relevant officer has been, or is required to be, appointed in connection with an employer's insolvency, the Department shall not make a payment under Article 227 in respect of a debt until it has received a statement from the relevant officer of the amount of that debt which appears to have been owed to the employee on the appropriate date and to remain unpaid.
2
If the Department is satisfied that it does not require a statement under paragraph (1) in order to determine the amount of a debt which was owed to the employee on the appropriate date and remains unpaid, it may make a payment under Article 227 in respect of the debt without having received such a statement.
3
A relevant officer shall, on request by the Department, provide it with a statement for the purposes of paragraph (1) as soon as is reasonably practicable.
4
The following are relevant officers for the purposes of this Article—
a
a trustee in bankruptcy,
b
a liquidator,
c
an administrator,
d
a receiver or manager,
e
a trustee under a composition or arrangement between employer and his creditors, and
f
a trustee under a trust deed for his creditors executed by employer.
5
In paragraph (4)(e) “trustee” includes the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement proposed for the purposes of, and approved under, Part II or VIII of the [1989 NI 19.] Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.
Pt. XIV (arts. 227-235) modified (6.4.2006) by Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246), regs. 2(3), 8(4), Sch. 1 para. 5 (with reg. 21(1), Sch. 1 para. 3)