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Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
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- 2022 c. 12
- SCHEDULE 3
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Prohibition on presenting a bankruptcy order petition in relation to a protected rent debtE+W
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2(1)This paragraph (and paragraph 3) applies where the landlord under a business tenancy is owed a protected rent debt and the tenant is an individual.
(2)The landlord may not present a petition for a bankruptcy order against the tenant on a ground specified in section 268(1)(a) or (2) of the Insolvency Act 1986 where the demand referred to in those provisions related to any protected rent debt and was served during the relevant period.
(3)The landlord may not present a petition for a bankruptcy order against the tenant on a ground specified in section 268(1)(b) of that Act where the judgment or order referred to in that provision related to any protected rent debt and the claim for that debt was issued during the relevant period.
(4)If a petition mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) or (3) is presented, the court may make such order or give such directions as it thinks appropriate to restore the position to what it would have been if the petition had not been presented.
(5)If it appears to the interim receiver or special manager that the petition is one mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) or (3), the interim receiver or special manager must refer the matter to the court to determine whether to make an order or give directions under sub-paragraph (4).
(6)Neither the interim receiver or special manager is liable in any civil or criminal proceedings for anything done pursuant to an order made under section 286 or 370 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in relation to a petition that relates to any protected rent debt.
(7)The “relevant period” is the period which begins on 10 November 2021 and ends with the day mentioned in section 23(2)(b).
(8)In this paragraph “claim” includes a counterclaim or any other way of claiming payment of a debt in civil proceedings.
(9)This paragraph is to be regarded as having come into force on 10 November 2021.
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I1Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 31(4)
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