The Insolvency (England and Wales) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2021

Amendment of Part 1 of the Insolvency Rules

7.—(1) Rule 1.20 (registrar of companies: covering notices) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) This rule applies where—

(a) the Act or these Rules require an office-holder to deliver any of the documents specified in paragraph (1A) to the registrar of companies, or

(b) the directors are required to deliver a copy of a court order to the registrar of companies in accordance with sections A31(7) or A32(5).”.

(3) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The documents specified in this paragraph are—

(a) a notice under section A38 bringing a moratorium under Part A1 of the Act to an end;

(b) an account (including a final report) or a summary of receipts and payments;

(c) an administrative receiver’s report under section 48(1);

(d) a court order;

(e) a declaration of solvency;

(f) a direction of the Secretary of State under section 203 or 205;

(g) a notice of disclaimer;

(h) a statement of administrator’s proposals (including a statement of revised proposals);

(i) a statement of affairs;

(j) a statement of concurrence;

(k) a notice of an administrator’s resignation under paragraph 87(2) of Schedule B1;

(l) a notice of a liquidator’s death which the official receiver is required to deliver under rule 7.67(3)(b);

(m) a notice that a liquidator has vacated office on loss of qualification to act which the official receiver is required to deliver under rule 7.68(4)(b);

(n) any report including—

(i) a final report,

(ii) a progress report (including a final progress report),

(iii) a report of a creditor’s decision under paragraph 53(2) or 54(6) of Schedule B1, and

(iv) a report of a decision approving a CVA under section 4(6) and (6A) or paragraph 30(3) and (4) of Schedule A1 to the Act;

(o) a copy of the notice that a CVA has been fully implemented or terminated that the supervisor is required to deliver under rule 2.44(3).”.

(4) In paragraph (2), after “office-holder” insert “or the directors (as the case may be)”.