C1C4C2C3Part 2Bank Insolvency

Annotations:

Termination of process, &c.

I1114Administration

1

A bank liquidator who thinks that administration would achieve a better result for the bank's creditors as a whole than bank insolvency may apply to the court for an administration order (under paragraph 38 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986).

2

An application may be made only if the following conditions are satisfied.

3

Condition 1 is that the liquidation committee has passed a full payment resolution.

4

Condition 2 is that the liquidation committee has resolved that moving to administration might enable the rescue of the bank as a going concern.

5

Condition 3 is that the bank liquidator is satisfied, as a result of arrangements made with the FSCS, that any depositors still eligible for compensation under the scheme will receive their payments or have their accounts transferred during administration.