Section 263I: Debtors against whom an adjudicator may make a bankruptcy order

Insolvency Act 1986 · 1986 c. 45View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IX: Bankruptcy — CHAPTER A1: Adjudicators: bankruptcy applications by debtors and bankruptcy orders

An adjudicator has jurisdiction to determine a bankruptcy application only if—

the centre of the debtor's main interests is in England and Wales, or
the centre of the debtor's main interests is in a member State (other than Denmark) and the debtor has an establishment in England and Wales, or
... the test in subsection (2) is met.

The test is that—

the debtor is domiciled in England and Wales, or
at any time in the period of three years ending with the day on which the application is made to the adjudicator, the debtor—
has been ordinarily resident, or has had a place of residence, in England and Wales, or
has carried on business in England and Wales.

The reference in subsection (2) to the debtor carrying on business includes—

the carrying on of business by a firm or partnership of which the debtor is a member, and
the carrying on of business by an agent or manager for the debtor or for such a firm or partnership.

In this section, references to the centre of the debtor's main interests have the same meaning as in Article 3 of the EU Regulation.

In this section "establishment" has the same meaning as in Article 2(10) of the EU Regulation.

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