The Compensation Orders (Disqualified Directors) Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made: 19th June 2025

Coming into operation: 11th July 2025

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Application

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Form and conduct of applications

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The applicant’s case

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Endorsements etc. on summons

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Service

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Statement by relevant party

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Evidence

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The hearing of the application

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Compensation orders: making and setting aside of an order

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Appeal from order or decision of Master

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 19th June 2025

Naomi Long — Minister of Justice

I concur

Siobhan Keegan — The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

The Department for the Economy concurs with the foregoing Rules

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 19th June 2025

Caoimhe Archibald — Minister for the Economy

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 5, section 1(3) and Schedule 1).

[^f00002]: S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19). Article 359 was amended by the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 223), section 15 of and paragraph 81 of Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), and by Article 15(5) of and paragraph 142 of Schedule 18, to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S. I. 2010/976).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2002/3150 (N.I. 4)

[^f00004]: Article 19A was inserted by section 112 of and paragraph 8, of Schedule 8 to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26) and was amended by section 3(7) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 (c.34)

[^f00005]: Article 19C was inserted by section 112 of, and paragraph 8, of Schedule 8 to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26).

[^f00006]: S.R. 1980 No.346.

[^f00007]: Article 19B was inserted by section 112 of, and paragraph 8, of Schedule 8 to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (c. 26).

Editorial notes

[^key-d95d824b8115919b1602ff83dbda6763]: Rules revoked (11.7.2025) by The Compensation Orders (Disqualified Directors) Proceedings (No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/121), rules. 1(1), 12