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(1) This Order may be cited as the Insolvency (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Insolvency (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016;
 “the Insolvency Order” means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.
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The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Act is 4th November 2020.
(a) section 6 (fast-track voluntary arrangements: notification of the Department).
(b) section 12 (bankruptcy: early discharge)
(c) section 27(3) and Schedule 4 insofar as they relate to repeal of Article 253(2) of the Insolvency Order.
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Despite the repeal of Article 253(2) of the Insolvency Order by section 12 of the Act, Article 253(2) continues to have effect in relation to a bankruptcy which commenced before 4th November 2020.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 3rd November 2020
(L.S.)Colin Jack
A senior officer of the Department for the Economy
