The Energy Administration Rules 2005

Provable debts E+W

155.—(1) Subject as follows, in energy administration all claims by creditors are provable as debts against the protected energy company, whether they are present or future, certain or contingent, ascertained or sounding only in damages.

(2) Any obligation arising under a confiscation order made under Parts 2, 3 or 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002(1) is not provable.

(3) The following are not provable except at a time when all other claims of creditors in the energy administration proceedings (other than any of a kind mentioned in this paragraph) have been paid in full with interest under Rule 56—

(a) any claim arising by virtue of section 382(1)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(2), not being a claim also arising by virtue of section 382(1)(b) of that Act;

(b) any claim which by virtue of the 1986 Act or any other enactment is a claim the payment of which is to be postponed.

(4) Nothing in this Rule prejudices any enactment or rule of law under which a particular kind of debt is not provable, whether on grounds of public policy or otherwise.

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 155 in force at 1.10.2005, see rule 1

(1)

2002 c. 29.

(2)

2000 c. 8.