The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Variation of income payments agreements

10.117.—(1) Where an application is made to court for variation of an income payments agreement, the application must be accompanied by a copy of the agreement.

(2) Where the bankrupt applies to the court for variation of an income payments agreement under section 310A(6)(b), the bankrupt must deliver a copy of the application and notice of the venue to the official receiver or trustee (whichever is appropriate) at least 28 days before the date fixed for the hearing.

(3) When the official receiver or trustee applies to the court for variation of an income payments agreement under section 310A(6)(b), the official receiver or trustee must deliver a copy of the application and notice of the venue to the bankrupt at least 28 days before the date fixed for the hearing.

(4) The court may order the variation of an income payments agreement under section 310A.

(5) The court order must contain—

(a) identification details for the proceedings;

(b) the name and title of the judge making the order;

(c) the name and postal address of the applicant

(d) the order that the income payments agreement be varied as specified;

(e) the date of the income payments agreement referred to in paragraph (d);

(f) details of how the income payments agreement is varied by the order; and

(g) the date of the order.

(6) Where the court orders an income payments agreement under section 310A(1)(a) to be varied, so as to be an agreement under section 310A(1)(b) providing that a third person is to make payments to the trustee or the official receiver, the official receiver or trustee must deliver a notice of the agreement to that person in accordance with rule 10.116(2).

(7) A person who has received notice of an income payments agreement relating to income otherwise payable by that person to the bankrupt may deduct the permitted fee towards the clerical and administrative costs of compliance with the agreement when making any payment to the official receiver or the trustee.

(8) The payer must give the bankrupt a statement of any amount deducted under paragraph (7).