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RestrictStartDate="2020-12-31"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-b51e6c0382ca7cdcdc0e8125e497ae0e"/><CommentaryRef Ref="M_C_9d1f591a-5422-4003-a5ba-31adaef60d3d"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-93f77ccf21d13fc3369d9cbadfb5b82c"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-e5768b47ba00346b2c20a25d13f59326"/><Strong>Part 2</Strong></Number><Title>Bank Insolvency</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/part/2/crossheading/bank-insolvency-order" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/part/2/crossheading/bank-insolvency-order" NumberOfProvisions="5" id="part-2-crossheading-bank-insolvency-order" RestrictStartDate="2017-04-07"><Title><Emphasis>Bank insolvency order</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2017-04-07"><Title>The order</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/94" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/section/94" id="section-94"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-e88eec6d95dcfa0173aab267ccadc539"/>94</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/94/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/section/94/1" id="section-94-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A bank insolvency order is an order appointing a person as the bank liquidator of a bank.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/94/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/section/94/2" id="section-94-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A person is eligible for appointment as a bank liquidator if qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner <Addition ChangeId="key-93713b156126f7ffa6ee605fe0b4fb81-1598816830944" 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relation to the bank, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/94/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/section/94/4/b" id="section-94-4-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>while the order has effect the bank may be described as being  “in bank insolvency”.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-e88eec6d95dcfa0173aab267ccadc539" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 94 in force at 21.2.2009  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296" id="c5njw6fq2-01511" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="296" Title="The Banking Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/296</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5njw6fq2-01511" id="c5njw6fq2-01512" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5njw6fq2-01511" id="c5njw6fq2-01513" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296/schedule/paragraph/2" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-2" Operative="true">Sch. para. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-b51e6c0382ca7cdcdc0e8125e497ae0e" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) by 1986 c. 53, s. 90C (as inserted (29.3.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/805" id="c5nk1hz82-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="805" Title="Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009">Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/805)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5nk1hz82-00007" id="c5nk1hz82-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/805/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-93f77ccf21d13fc3369d9cbadfb5b82c" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2 restricted (7.1.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/35" id="c5nlkqlf2-00016" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="35" Title="Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2010">Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/35)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5nlkqlf2-00016" id="c5nlkqlf2-00017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/35/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5nlkqlf2-00016" id="c5nlkqlf2-00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/35/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-e5768b47ba00346b2c20a25d13f59326" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (8.2.2011) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/245" id="c5ntqovd2-00018" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="245" Title="The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011">The Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/245)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5ntqovd2-00018" id="c5ntqovd2-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/245/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">reg. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5ntqovd2-00018" id="c5ntqovd2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/245/schedule/1/paragraph/6" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-6">Sch. 1 paras. 6</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5ntqovd2-00018" id="c5ntqovd2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/245/schedule/1/paragraph/7" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-7" Operative="true">7</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-93713b156126f7ffa6ee605fe0b4fb81" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 94(2) inserted (7.4.2017) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/400" id="cw3tfexd3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="400" Title="The Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017">The Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/400)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cw3tfexd3-00007" id="cw3tfexd3-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/400/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cw3tfexd3-00007" id="cw3tfexd3-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/400/regulation/5/2" SectionRef="regulation-5-2" Operative="true">5(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="M_C_9d1f591a-5422-4003-a5ba-31adaef60d3d" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 2 modified (29.3.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/805" id="c5nk1hz82-00015" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="805" Title="Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009">Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/805)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc134556308442" CitationRef="c5nk1hz82-00015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/805/schedule/1/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-1" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 1</CitationSubRef> (as amended (7.4.2010) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/1189" id="c5nmnvz32-00007n1" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="1189" Title="Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) (Amendment) Order 2010">Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1189)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="" id="c5nmnvz32-00008n1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/1189/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="" id="c5nmnvz32-00009n1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/1189/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">2</CitationSubRef> and amended (7.4.2017) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/400" id="cw56vzgy3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="400" Title="The Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017">The Deregulation Act 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/400)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cw56vzgy3-00007" id="cw56vzgy3-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/400/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cw56vzgy3-00007" id="cw56vzgy3-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/400/regulation/8" SectionRef="regulation-8" Operative="true">8</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>