Article 23 Partnerships which are authorised persons: administration orders
(1) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Insolvent Partnerships Order (Northern Ireland) 1995 (modified provisions of Part III of the Order), in the text of Article 21(1)(a) of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (as modified by that paragraph) after "or 188" insert "or paragraph (1A)".
(2) In that paragraph, after the text of Article 21(1) of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (as modified by that paragraph) insert -
"(1A) An authorised deposit-taker which defaults on an obligation to pay any sum due and payable in respect of a relevant deposit is deemed to be unable to pay its debts.
(1B) In paragraph (1A) -
(a) "authorised deposit taker" means a person (being a partnership) who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to accept deposits, other than a person who has such permission only for the purpose of carrying on another regulated activity in accordance with that permission; and
(b) "relevant deposit" must be read with -
(i) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,
(ii) any relevant order under that section, and
(iii) Schedule 2 to that Act,
but any restriction on the meaning of deposit which arises from the identity of the person making it is to be disregarded.".