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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Section 115: Presentation of bankruptcy petition

590.Sections 115 to 118 impose requirements on certain creditors during the currency of a DRP or during a period of protection. (Period of protection is defined at section 133). These sections are based on similar provisions for AOs and EROs (set out at Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 5 of the Act respectively).

591.The first requirement, in section 115, provides that any qualifying creditor of the debtor (section 131 defines “qualifying creditor”) is to be prohibited from presenting a bankruptcy petition against that debtor, during the currency of a DRP, unless regulations provide otherwise or he has the permission of a county court to do so. This section also defines the currency of the plan as beginning when the plan first has effect and ending when the plan ceases to have effect.

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