The Insolvency Fees (Amendment) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/496
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Insolvency Fees (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 2nd April 1991.

Section 2

In this Order references to “the Act” are to the Insolvency Act 1986.

Section 3

The Insolvency Fees Order 1986 shall be amended—

(a) in article 9—

(i) by substituting for the amount “—240” shown in relation to a winding-up petition to be presented under the Act, the amount “£270”;

(ii) by substituting for the amount “£120” shown in relation to a bankruptcy petition to be presented under section 264(1)(b) of the Act, the amount “£135”; and

(iii) by substituting for the amount “£240” shown in relation to a bankruptcy petition to be presented under section 264(1)(a), (c), or (d) of the Act, the amount “£270”;

(b) in article 12, by substituting for the amount “£100” shown in relation to a report submitted under section 274 of the Act, the amount “£135”;

(c) in the Schedule—

(i) by substituting for the amount “£490.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 1 in Part I, the amount “£640.00”;

(ii) by substituting for the amount “£ 135.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 2(i) in Part I and Fee No. 3(i) in Part II, in each case the amount “£175.00”;

(iii) by substituting for the amount “£30.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 2(ii) in Part I and Fee No. 3(ii) in Part II, in each case the amount “£40.00”;

(iv) by substituting for the amount “£50.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 3(a) in Part I and Fee No. 4(a) in Part II, in each case the amount “£65.00”;

(v) by substituting for the amount “£120” shown in relation to Fee No. 3(b)(i) in Part I and Fee No. 4(b)(i) in Part II, in each case the amount “£155.00”;

(vi) by substituting for the amount “£15.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 3(b)(ii) in Part I and Fee No. 4(b)(ii) in Part II, in each case the amount “£20.00”;

(vii) by inserting in the description of proceeding in relation to Fee No. 4 in Part I, the words “or a stay of the winding-up proceedings under section 147” after the words “winding-up order”;

(viii) by substituting for the amount “£67.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 4 in Part I and Fee No. 7 in Part II, in each case the amount “£90.00”;

(ix) by substituting for the amount “£35.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 4 in Part I and Fee No. 7 in Part II, in each case the amount “£45.00”;

(x) by substituting for the amount “£67.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 5 in Part I and Fee No. 8 in Part II, in each case the amount “£90.00”;

(xi) by substituting for the amount “£3.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 6(i) in Part I and Fee No. 9(i) in Part II, in each case the amount “£4.00”;

(xii) by substituting for the amount “£0.75” shown in relation to Fee No. 6(ii) in Part I and Fee No. 9(ii) in Part II, in each case the amount “£1.00”;

(xiii) by substituting in the description of proceeding in relation to Fee No. 8 in Part I for the figure “141(5)” the word and figures “141(4) or (5)” and for the word “creditors'” the word “liquidation”;

(xiv) by substituting for the amount “£21.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 8 in Part I and Fee No. 11 in Part II, in each case the amount “£27.00”;

(xv) by substituting for the amount “£0.50” shown in relation to Fee No. 9 in Part I and Fee No. 12 in Part II, in each case the amount “£0.65”;

(xvi) by substituting for the amount “£27.50” shown in relation to Fee No. 1 in Part II the amount “£35.00”;

(xvii) by substituting for the amount “£245.00” shown in relation to Fee No. 2 in Part II the amount “£320.00”;

(xviii) by deleting Fee No. 7 in Part I and Fee No. 10 in Part II.