Application of insolvency rules11

1

Part 1 (company voluntary arrangements) and, so far as applicable to voluntary arrangements, Parts 7 to 13 (the third group of Parts) of the Insolvency Rules 1986 F1 apply where—

a

it is intended to make, and there is made, a proposal to a relevant society and its creditors for a voluntary arrangement within the meaning given in section 1 of the 1986 Act F2 (as applied in relation to a relevant society); and

b

the courts in England and Wales have jurisdiction to wind up the society.

2

Part 1 (company voluntary arrangements) and, so far as applicable to voluntary arrangements, Part 7 (provisions of general application) of the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986 F3 apply where—

a

it is intended to make, and there is made, a proposal to a relevant society and its creditors for a voluntary arrangement within the meaning given in section 1 of the 1986 Act (as applied in relation to a relevant society); and

b

a sheriff court in Scotland has jurisdiction to wind up the society.

3

Part 2 (administration procedure) and, so far as applicable to administration procedure, Parts 7 to 13 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 apply in relation to the appointment of an administrator of a relevant society which the courts in England and Wales have jurisdiction to wind up.

4

Part 2 (administration procedure) and, so far as applicable to administration procedure, Part 7 of the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986 apply in relation to the appointment of an administrator of a relevant society which a sheriff court in Scotland has jurisdiction to wind up.

5

Schedule 4 (which makes further provision about the application in relation to a relevant society of the Insolvency Rules 1986 and the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986) has effect.

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