141 Court sanction of insolvency practitioners in public interest cases
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (2015 c 26) | Legislation

141  Court sanction of insolvency practitioners in public interest cases

After section 391N of the Insolvency Act 1986 (inserted by section 140) insert—

“Court sanction of insolvency practitioners in public interest cases

391O Direct sanctions orders

(1)     For the purposes of this Part a “direct sanctions order” is an order made by the court against a person who is acting as an insolvency practitioner which—

(a)     declares that the person is no longer authorised (whether fully or partially) to act as an insolvency practitioner;

(b)     declares that the person is no longer fully authorised to act as an insolvency practitioner but remains partially authorised to act as such either in relation to companies or individuals, as specified in the order;

(c)     declares that the person's authorisation to act as an insolvency practitioner is suspended for the period specified in the order or until such time as the requirements so specified are complied with;

(d)     requires the person to comply with such other requirements as may be specified in the order while acting as an insolvency practitioner;

(e)     requires the person to make such contribution as may be specified in the order to one or more creditors of a company, individual

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