The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following after section 115:

"115A.

(1) Where -

(a) a proposal for a Personal Insolvency Arrangement is not approved in accordance with this Chapter, and

(b) the debts that would be covered by the proposed Personal Insolvency Arrangement include a relevant debt,

the personal insolvency practitioner may, where he or she considers that there are reasonable grounds for the making of such an application and if the debtor so instructs him or her in writing, make an application on behalf of the debtor to the appropriate court for an order under subsection (9).

(2) An application under this section shall be made not later than 14 days after the creditors' meeting referred to in subsection (16)(a) or, as the case may be, receipt by the personal insolvency practitioner of the notice of the creditor concerned under section 111A(6) (inserted by section 17 of the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015), shall be on notice to the Insolvency Service, each creditor concerned and the debtor, and shall be accompanied by -

(a) a statement of the grounds of the application, which shall include -

(i) a statement that the proposal for a Personal Insolvency Arrangement has not been approved in accordance with this Chapter,