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Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2097

INSOLVENCY

COMPANIES

The Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) Order 2003

Made

8th August 2003

Laid before Parliament

13th August 2003

Coming into force

15th September 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on her by section 176A of the Insolvency Act 1986( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, Commencement and Interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 15th September 2003.

(2) In this order “the 1986 Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986.

Minimum value of the company’s net property

2. For the purposes of section 176A(3)(a) of the 1986 Act the minimum value of the company’s net property is £10,000.

Calculation of prescribed part

3. —(1) The prescribed part of the company’s net property to be made available for the satisfaction of unsecured debts of the company pursuant to section 176A of the 1986 Act shall be calculated as follows—

(a) where the company’s net property does not exceed £10,000 in value, 50% of that property;

(b) subject to paragraph (2), where the company’s net property exceeds £10,000 in value the sum of—

(i) 50% of the first £10,000 in value; and

(ii) 20% of that part of the company’s net property which exceeds £10,000 in value.

(2) The value of the prescribed part of the company’s net property to be made available for the satisfaction of unsecured debts of the company pursuant to section 176A shall not exceed £600,000.

Nigel Griffiths,

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business and Enterprise,

Department of Trade and Industry

8th August 2003

( 1 )

1986 c. 45 ; section 176A is inserted into the Act by section 252 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) .

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The Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) Order 2003 (2003/2097)

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