Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 1st October 2011.

2. In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Insolvency Regulations 1994( 3 ) and a reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is to the regulation so numbered in the principal Regulations.

Amendments to the principal Regulations

3. The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations.

Transitional Provisions

4. The amendments made by this Order do not apply in relation to any voluntary winding up where a payment has been made into the Insolvency Services Account in relation to that winding up before 1st October 2011.

Revocation

5.Paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2004( 4 ) is revoked.

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO THE INSOLVENCY REGULATIONS 1994

Amendments to Regulation 5

1. Omit Regulation 5(2).

Amendments to Regulation 7

2. In Regulation 7(A1), for “to (3)” substitute “and (2)”.

3. Omit Regulation 7(3).

4. In Regulation 7(3A), for “paragraphs (1) to (3)” substitute “paragraph (1) or (2)”.

Amendments to Regulation 8

5. In Regulation 8(A1), for “to (3)” substitute “and (2)”.

6. Omit Regulation 8(3).

7. In Regulation 8(3A), for “paragraphs (1) to (3)” substitute “paragraph (1) or (2)”.

Amendment to Regulation 9

8. Omit Regulation 9(8).

Amendment to Regulation 10

9. In Regulation 10(2), omit “(including, in the case of a voluntary winding up, those relating to the Insolvency Services Account)”.

Amendment to Regulation 17

10. In Regulation 17(1), omit from “and such other particulars” to the end.

11. Omit Regulation 17(2).