Section 9(1) of the Principal Act is amended by -

(a) the substitution of the following for paragraph (e):

"(e) promote public awareness and understanding of matters relating to personal insolvency, and provide information on the working of this Act and of the Bankruptcy Act 1988, and on related matters including those specified in paragraphs (jb), (jc) and (jd),",

and

(b) the insertion of the following after paragraph (ja) (inserted by section 38 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013):

"(jb) compile, collect, analyse and disseminate information and statistics on the operation of this Act and of the Bankruptcy Act 1988,

(jc) monitor and analyse developments, as respects the situation of insolvent debtors and trends in, and patterns of, debtor and creditor behaviour,

(jd) develop strategies for communicating with the public aimed at promoting the use of insolvency arrangements and enhancing their effective application,".