Abolition of Crown preference—transitional provisions4.
(1)
This article applies to a case where before the first commencement date—
(a)
a petition for an administration order pursuant to Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 is presented;
(b)
a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 has effect;
(c)
a receiver is appointed under the terms of a charge (which when created was a floating charge) in relation to the property of a company subject to the charge;
(d)
a petition for a winding-up order is presented;
(e)
a resolution for the winding up of the company is passed;
(f)
a petition for a bankruptcy order (or, in Scotland, for sequestration) is presented; or
(g)
a voluntary arrangement pursuant to Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 has effect.
(2)
This article also applies to a case where proposals for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 are made (whether before or after the first commencement date) by—
(a)
a liquidator in a winding up where the winding-up petition is presented or, as the case may be, the resolution for winding up is passed, before the first commencement date; or
(b)
an administrator appointed in relation to an administration under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 where the administration order is made on a petition which is presented before the first commencement date.
(3)
This article also applies to a case in which a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 is made (whether before or after the first commencement date) by a person who was adjudged bankrupt on a petition which was presented before the first commencement date.
(4)
In a case to which this article applies—
(a)
the provisions of section 251; and
(b)
shall not have effect.