Section 391E: Directions: procedure, Insolvency Act 1986

Before giving a recognised professional body a direction under section 391D, the Secretary of State must give the body a notice accompanied by a draft of the proposed direction.

The notice under subsection (1) must—

state that the Secretary of State proposes to give the body a direction in the form of the accompanying draft,

specify why the Secretary of State has reached the conclusions mentioned in section 391D(1) and (2), and

specify a period within which the body may make written representations with respect to the proposal.

The period specified under subsection (2)(c)—

must begin with the date on which the notice is given to the body, and

must not be less than 28 days.

On the expiry of that period, the Secretary of State must decide whether to give the body the proposed direction.

The Secretary of State must give notice of that decision to the body.

Where the Secretary of State decides to give the proposed direction, the notice under subsection (5) must—

contain the direction,

state the time at which the direction is to take effect, and

specify the Secretary of State's reasons for the decision to give the direction.

Where the Secretary of State decides to give the proposed direction, the Secretary of State must publish the notice under subsection (5); but this subsection does not apply to a direction to take any step with a view to the institution of, or otherwise in respect of, regulatory proceedings against an individual.

The Secretary of State may revoke a direction under section 391D; and, where doing so, the Secretary of State—

must give the body to which the direction was given notice of the revocation, and

must publish the notice and, if the notice under subsection (5) was published under subsection (7), must do so (if possible) in the same manner as that in which that notice was published.

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