SCHEDULE 1CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)77
1
In Part 7 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (interpretation for First Group of Parts), section 251 (expressions used generally) is amended as follows.
2
At the appropriate places insert—
“agent” does not include a person’s counsel acting as such;
“books and papers” and “books or papers” includes accounts, deeds, writing and documents;
“the court”, in relation to a company, means a court having jurisdiction to wind up the company;
“document” includes summons, notice, order and other legal process, and registers;
“the Gazette” means—
- a
as respects companies registered in England and Wales, the London Gazette;
- b
as respects companies registered in Scotland, the Edinburgh Gazette;
“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, includes a director, manager or secretary;
3
Omit the definition of “office copy”.
4
Omit the words from “Any expression” to the end.