Amendments proposed to the Enterprise Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

410

*Schedule     16,     page     242,     line     18,     after 'appointed', insert 'on a winding-up petition presented by a creditor'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

411

*Schedule     16,     page     243,     leave out line 7 and insert 'the notice of appointment signed by or on behalf of the person appointing the administrator has been delivered to and accepted by the administrator'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

412

*Schedule     16,     page     243,     line     34,     leave out paragraph 22.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

413

*Schedule     16,     page     244,     line     4,     leave out 'under paragraph 20' and insert—

      '(a) under paragraph 12 by a person connected with the company within the meaning of section 249, or

      (b) under paragraph 20.'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

414

*Schedule     16,     page     250,     line     39,     after '(a)', inesrt 'Unless appointed by the company'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

415

*Schedule     16,     page     250,     leave out line 42.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

416

*Schedule     16,     page     252,     line     33,     leave out '28 days' and insert 'three months'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

441

*Schedule     16,     page     253,     line     25,     leave out 'Paragraph 49(1) shall not apply'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

442

*Schedule     16,     page     253,     line     33,     leave out '.' and insert ','.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

443

*Schedule     16,     page     253,     line     33,     at end insert 'paragraph 49 shall apply unless the court orders otherwise but paragraph 51 shall not apply.'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

444

*Schedule     16,     page     253,     leave out lines 34 to 43.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

417

*Schedule     16,     page     256,     leave out lines 34 and 35 and insert 'The administrator of a company may make a distribution to creditors of the company who are neither secured nor preferential only—'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

445

*Schedule     16,     page     257,     line     4,     after '(2)', insert 'and (3)'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

446

*Schedule     16,     page     257,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Subject to sub-paragraph (3), where no proposals have been approved under paragraph 51 the administrator of a company shall manage its affairs, business and property in accordance with paragraph 3'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

418

*Schedule     16,     page     257,     line     11,     after 'with', insert 'any'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

419

*Schedule     16,     page     258,     line     26,     after 'additional', insert 'sum of'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

420

*Schedule     16,     page     258,     line     26,     after 'required', insert 'by the court'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

421

*Schedule     16,     page     260,     line     24,     leave out 'discharged' and insert 'released'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

423

*Schedule     16,     page     260,     leave out from line 27 to line 24 on page 261.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

448

*Schedule     16,     page     261,     leave out lines 1 to 24.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

424

*Schedule     16,     page     261,     leave out lines 2 and 3 and insert—

      '(b) either (i) a meeting of creditors; or (ii) creditors of the company whose debts amount to at least 50 per cent. of the total unsecured debts of the company (if any).'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

425

*Schedule     16,     page     262,     line     12,     after 'copy', insert 'to the person or persons who appointed him, to the company and'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

426

*Schedule     16,     page     263,     line     34,     leave out '98' and insert '84(1)(c)'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

427

*Schedule     16,     page     265,     line     37,     at end insert 'or where the creditors committee fails to apply under sub-paragraph (1)(a) within seven days following the event specified in paragraph 89'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

428

*Schedule     16,     page     265,     line     39,     leave out 'he' and insert 'the holder'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

449

*Schedule     16,     page     266,     line     39,     leave out 'A creditors' and insert 'The initial creditors' meeting, or any creditors' meeting held before that'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

422

*Schedule     16,     page     267,     line     4,     leave out 'discharged' and insert 'released'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

437

*Clause     242,     page     170,     line     5,     after 'production)"', insert 'and immediately after those words there shall be inserted "after deducting any amounts paid or payable by the Secretary of State in respect of such debts under Part XII of the Employment Rights Act 1996.".'.

   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

438

*Clause     242,     page     170,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(4)   In section 189 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Transfer to Secretary of State of Rights and Remedies) subsections (2) to (4) shall cease to have effect.'.


   

Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Charles Hendry
Mr Andrew Lansley
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Mark Field

439

*Clause     243,     page     170,     leave out lines 17 to 22 and insert—

    '(2)   A prescribed part of the company's net property shall be applied towards the satisfaction of debts that are neither preferential nor secured and shall not be distributed to the proprietor of a floating charge except in so far as it exceeds the amount required for the satisfaction of such debts.

      (a) where subsection (1)(a) applies the liquidator shall use the prescribed part to pay the unsecured debts in whole or in part.

      (b) where subsection (1)(b) applies the administrator shall use the prescribed part to pay the unsecured debts in whole or in part or, if so authorised by proposals approved under paragraph 51 of Schedule B1, make it available for that purpose to a liquidator of the company, the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement to which the company is subject or the company itself.

      (c) where subsection (1)(c) applies the provisional liquidator shall, subject to any order of the court, retain the prescribed part until a winding-up order is made or the petition dismissed.

      (d) where subsection (1)(d) applies the receiver shall use the prescribed part to pay the unsecured debts in whole or in part or make it available for that purpose to any liquidator of the company.'.

 
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