Miscellaneous

Power for Department to obtain information
19
After Article 350R of the Insolvency Order (inserted by section 18) insert—

General

Power for Department to obtain information
350S
1
A person mentioned in paragraph (2) must give the Department such information as the Department may by notice in writing require for the exercise of the Department's functions under this Part.
2
Those persons are—
a
a recognised professional body;
b
any individual who is or has been authorised under Article 349A to act as an insolvency practitioner;
c
any person who is connected to such an individual.
3
A person is connected to an individual who is or has been authorised to act as an insolvency practitioner if, at any time during the authorisation—
a
the person was an employee of the individual;
b
the person acted on behalf of the individual in any other way;
c
the person employed the individual;
d
the person was a fellow employee of the individual's employer;
e
in a case where the individual was employed by a firm, partnership or company, the person was a member of the firm or partnership or (as the case may be) a director of the company.
4
In imposing a requirement under paragraph (1) the Department may specify—
a
the time period within which the information in question is to be given; and
b
the manner in which it is to be verified.
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S. 19 in operation at 1.4.2016 by S.R. 2016/203, art. 2