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Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Section 2: References to things in writing

Section 2 inserts new Article 2B into the Insolvency Order.

Paragraphs (1) and (2) of new Article 2B apply references in the Insolvency Order to things in writing to those same things if they are in electronic form, subject to certain listed exceptions.

Subsection (2) of section 2 provides for the repeal of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Order. Paragraph 1(2) of Schedule B1 provided for references within that Schedule to things in writing to be treated as including reference to those things in electronic form.

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