http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/paragraph/wrapper8The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseINSOLVENCY, ENGLAND AND WALES;COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS2026-07-24Expert Participation2026-07-16These Rules set out the detailed procedures for the conduct of all company and personal insolvency proceedings in England and Wales under the Insolvency Act 1986 and otherwise give effect to that Act. These Rules supersede the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925 as amended). Those Rules are revoked along with 29 amending Rules. These Rules give effect to amendments made to the Insolvency Act by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2011 (c.24), the Deregulation Act 2015 (c.20) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c.26).PART 5MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UPCHAPTER 1Statutory declaration of solvency (section 89)Statutory declaration of solvency: requirements additional to those in section 89
[Note: the “official rate” referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is defined in section 251 as being the rate referred to in section 189(4).]