Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 673
Insolvency, England And Wales
The Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2021
Made
4th June 2021
Laid before Parliament
8th June 2021
Coming into force
29th June 2021
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, transitional provision and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2021 and comes into force on 29th June 2021.
(2) The amendments made by this Order apply in relation to applications for a debt relief order made under section 251B(1)( 2 ) of the Insolvency Act 1986 on or after the date on which this Order comes into force.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986
2. —(1)The Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) Order 1986( 3 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In column 3 (monetary amounts) of Part 2 of the Schedule—
(a) in the entry for the maximum amount of a person’s debts, for “£20,000” substitute “£30,000”;
(b) in the entry for the maximum amount of monthly surplus income, for “£50” substitute “£75”;
(c) in the entry for the maximum total value of property, for “£1,000” substitute “£2,000”.
Callanan
Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
4th June 2021
1986 c. 45 . Relevant amendments were made by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) , Schedule 20, paragraph 11.
Section 251B was inserted by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) , section 108(1) and Schedule 17.
S.I. 1986/1996 . Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2004/547 , S.I. 2009/465 and S.I. 2015/26 .