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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986;
“commencement date” means the date on which these Regulations come into force;
“initial capacity” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3;
“insolvency practitioner” means a person who is authorised to act as an insolvency practitioner by virtue of—
membership of a body recognised pursuant to section 391 of the Act; or
an authorisation granted pursuant to section 393 of the Act;
“insolvent” means a person in respect of whom an insolvency practitioner is acting;
“interim trustee”, “permanent trustee” and “trust deed for creditors” have the same meanings as in the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985(1);
“subsequent capacity” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3.
(2) In these Regulations a reference to the date of release or discharge of an insolvency practitioner includes—
(a)where the insolvency practitioner acts as nominee in relation to proposals for a voluntary arrangement under Part I or VIII of the Act, whichever is the earlier of the date on which—
(i)the proposals are rejected by creditors;
(ii)he is replaced as nominee by another insolvency practitioner; or
(iii)the arrangement takes effect without his becoming supervisor in relation to it; and
(b)where an insolvency practitioner acts as supervisor of a voluntary arrangement, whichever is the earlier of the date on which —
(i)the arrangement is completed or terminated; or
(ii)the insolvency practitioner otherwise ceases to act as supervisor in relation to the arrangement.
3.—(1) In these Regulations an insolvency practitioner holds office in relation to an insolvent in a “subsequent capacity” where he holds office in relation to that insolvent in one of the capacities referred to in paragraph (3) and immediately prior to his holding office in that capacity, he held office in relation to that insolvent in another of the capacities referred to in that paragraph.
(2) The first office held by the insolvency practitioner in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) is referred to in these Regulations as the “initial capacity”.
(3) The capacities referred to in paragraph (1) are, nominee in relation to proposals for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Act, supervisor of a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Act, administrator, provisional liquidator, liquidator, nominee in relation to proposals for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Act, supervisor of a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Act, trustee, interim trustee and permanent trustee.
4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), the Regulations listed in Schedule 1 are revoked.
(2) Parts I and II of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 1990(2) shall continue to apply in relation to an application for authorisation under section 393 of the Act to act as an insolvency practitioner made to the Secretary of State before the commencement date and accordingly nothing in these Regulations shall apply to such an application.
(3) Parts I, III and IV of the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 1990 shall continue to apply in relation to any case in respect of which an insolvency practitioner is appointed —
(a)before the commencement date; or
(b)in a subsequent capacity and he was appointed in an initial capacity in that case before the commencement date.
(4) Only regulations 16 and 17 of these Regulations shall apply in relation to the cases mentioned in paragraph (3).
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