C2C1C5C4C3C6Part 3Bank Administration

Annotations:

Termination

I1C2C1153C2C1Successful rescue

1

This section applies if—

a

the Bank of England has given an Objective 1 Achievement Notice, and

b

the bank administrator has pursued Objective 2(a) in section 140 and believes that it has been achieved.

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The bank administrator shall make an application under paragraph 79 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (court ending administration on achievement of objectives).

3

A bank administrator who makes an application in accordance with subsection (2) must send a copy to the FSA.

4

Failure without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (3) is an offence.

I2C2C1154C2C1Winding-up or voluntary arrangement

1

This section applies if—

a

the Bank of England has given an Objective 1 Achievement Notice, and

b

the bank administrator pursues Objective 2(b) in section 140.

2

The bank administrator may—

a

give a notice under paragraph 84 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (no more assets for distribution), or

b

make a proposal in accordance with section 1 of that Act (company voluntary arrangement).

3

Part 1 of that Act shall apply to a proposal made by a bank administrator, with the following modifications.

4

In section 3 (summoning of meetings) subsection (2) (and not (1)) applies.

5

The action that may be taken by the court under section 5(3) (effect of approval) includes suspension of the bank administration order.

6

On the termination of a company voluntary arrangement the bank administrator may apply to the court to lift the suspension of the bank administration order.

7

The bank administrator may not act under subsection (2) above unless satisfied that the bank has received any funds it is likely to receive from any scheme under a resolution fund order under section 52.