Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8)

Valid from 20/07/2001

Part XXIV U.K. Insolvency

Bankruptcy U.K.

Valid from 01/12/2001

373 Insolvency practitioner’s duty to report to Authority. U.K.

(1) If—

(a) a bankruptcy order or sequestration award is in force in relation to an individual by virtue of a petition presented by a person other than the Authority, and

(b) it appears to the insolvency practitioner that the individual is carrying on, or has carried on, a regulated activity in contravention of the general prohibition,

the insolvency practitioner must report the matter to the Authority without delay.

(2) “Bankruptcy order” means a bankruptcy order under Part IX of the 1986 Act (or Part IX of the 1989 Order).

(3) “Sequestration award” means an award of sequestration under section 12 of the 1985 Act.

(4) “Individual” includes an entity mentioned in section 374(1)(c).