LegalizeThe Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Amendment of Certain Relevant Periods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Made: 15th September 2020
Coming into operation: 29th September 2020
The Department considers it reasonable to make these Regulations so as to mitigate an effect of coronavirus[^f00002].
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Amendment of Certain Relevant Periods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 and come into operation on 29th September 2020.
Amendment of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
2
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 is amended as follows—
- (a) in section 19(2)(b), for “30 September 2020” substitute “30 March 2021”;
- (b) in Schedule 8, in paragraph 1(b), for “30 September 2020” substitute “30 March 2021”;
- (c) in Schedule 11, in paragraphs 1(3)(b) and 18(1)(b), for “30 September 2020” substitute “31 December 2020”.
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 15 September 2020
Colin Jack — A senior officer of the Department for the Economy
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations extend the period during which certain temporary provisions in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12) (“the Act”) are to have effect.
The Act contains provisions which make temporary modifications to aspects of corporate insolvency law to mitigate the effects of coronavirus. The Act provides for these provisions to expire on 30 September 2020.
Regulation 2 amends specified provisions in the Act by substituting new expiry dates up until which certain of those temporary provisions will continue to apply.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this rule as no, or no significant impact upon the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2020 c. 12.
[^f00002]: “coronavirus” has the meaning given by section 42(2) of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020.
Editorial notes
[^key-8064be5c9720074fdfbb032479a88e37]: Reg. 1 in operation at 29.9.2020, see reg. 1
[^key-5ce4d1103b97d27fe66dced75a547d69]: Reg. 2 in operation at 29.9.2020, see reg. 1
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