PART 2Amendments of Insolvency Act 1986

Categories of preferential debts8

1

Section 38615 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (categories of preferential debts) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “Compensation Scheme”, insert “; other deposits”.

3

After subsection (1), insert—

1A

A reference in this Act to the “ordinary preferential debts” of a company or an individual is to the preferential debts listed in any of paragraphs 8 to 15B of Schedule 6 to this Act.

1B

A reference in this Act to the “secondary preferential debts” of a company or an individual is to the preferential debts listed in paragraph 15BA or 15BB of Schedule 6 to this Act.

4

In subsection (2), for “that Schedule” substitute “Schedule 6”.