385 Miscellaneous definitions
Insolvency Act 1986 (1986 c 45) | Legislation

385  Miscellaneous definitions

(1)     The following definitions have effect—

[“adjudicator” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State under section 398A;]

“the court”, in relation to any matter, means the court to which, in accordance with section 373 in Part X and the rules, proceedings with respect to that matter are allocated or transferred;

[“creditors' decision procedure” has the meaning given by section 379ZA(11);]

“creditor's petition” means a bankruptcy petition under section 264(1)(a);

“criminal bankruptcy order” means an order under section 39(1) of the

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