Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pts. VIII-X (arts. 209-345) modified by Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 (c. 5), s. 52K(2) (as inserted (prosp.) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 3(1) (with art. 32))
238.—(1) A petition for a bankruptcy order (a bankruptcy petition) to be made against an individual may be presented to the High Court in accordance with the following provisions of this Part—
(a)by one of the individual's creditors or jointly by more than one of them,
(b)by the individual himself,
F1(ba). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(bb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)by the supervisor of, or any person (other than the individual) who is for the time being bound by, a voluntary arrangement proposed by the individual and approved under Part VIII,F2. . .
(d)F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Subject to those provisions, the High Court may make a bankruptcy order on any such petition.
F1Art. 238(1)(ba)(bb) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/146), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 176 (with regs. 4, 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word before art. 238(1)(d) repealed (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 25, 31, Sch. 8 para. 3, Sch. 9 (with art. 4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (with S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2 - 7)
F3Art. 238(1)(d) repealed (27.3.2006) by Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 25, 31, Sch. 8 para. 3, Sch. 9 (with art. 4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (with S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2 - 7)