Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 465
Insolvency
Individuals, England And Wales
The Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2009
Made
2nd March 2009
Laid before Parliament
5th March 2009
Coming into force
6th April 2009
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 418 of the Insolvency Act 1986( 1 ), makes the following Order:—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2009 and comes into force on 6th April 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986, and
“the principal Order” is the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986( 2 ).
Amendments to the principal Order
2. In article 3 of the principal Order, for “(bankruptcy)” substitute “(bankruptcy and debt relief orders)”.
3. In Part 2 of the Schedule to the principal Order,
(a) at the beginning of the list insert—
| “ 251S(4) | Maximum amount of credit which a person in respect of whom a debt relief order is made may obtain without disclosure of his status | £500 ” |
(b) at the end of the list insert—
| “ Schedule 4ZA— | Monetary conditions which must be satisfied for a debt relief order to be made— | |
| (a) paragraph 6(1) | (a) maximum amount of a person’s debts: | £15,000 |
| (b) paragraph 7(1) | (b) maximum amount of monthly surplus income: | £50 |
| (c) paragraph 8(1) | (c) maximum total value of property: | £300 ” |
Pat McFadden
Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
2nd March 2009
1986 c.45 ; section 215S and Schedule 4ZA were inserted by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 c. 15 , section 108 and Schedules 17 and 20.
S.I. 1986/1996 , amended by S.I. 2004/547 .