Schedule 11, paragraph 3

In this Schedule “relevant period” means the period which— begins with 1 October 2021, and ends with 31 March 2022. For the purposes of this Schedule, references to a petition presented by a creditor— do not include a petition presented by one or more creditors together with one or more other persons, but subject to that, do include a petition presented by more than one creditor, in which case the conditions specified in paragraph 1(2) to (7) must be met in relation to each creditor presenting the petition. For the purposes of this Schedule— “the 1989 Order” means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)); “coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2); “excluded debt” means a debt in respect of rent, or any sum or other payment that a tenant is liable to pay, under a relevant business tenancy and which is unpaid by reason of a financial effect of coronavirus; “Insolvency Rules” means the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991 (S.R. (N.I.) 1991/364); “registered company” means a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland; “relevant business tenancy” means— a tenancy to which the Business Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/725 (N.I. 5)) applies, or a tenancy to which that Order would apply if any relevant occupier were the tenant; “relevant occupier” in relation to a tenancy, means a person, other than the tenant, who lawfully occupies premises which are, or form part of, the property comprised in the tenancy; and “unregistered company” has the meaning given in Part 6 of the 1989 Order.

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