Section 13HE(1)

In this Part— “company” means— a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland, or an unregistered company that may be wound up under Part 6 of this Order; “eligible”, in relation to a company, has the meaning given by Schedule ZA1; “employer”, in relation to a pension scheme— in Articles 13BE(2)(c), 13CH(8)(c) and 13EE(8)(c), means an employer within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005; elsewhere in this Part, has the same meaning that it has for the purposes of Part 3 of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (see Article 2(2) and (5) of that Order); “hire-purchase agreement” includes a conditional sale agreement, a chattel leasing agreement and a retention of title agreement; “money purchase scheme” has the meaning given by section 176(1) of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993; “the monitor”, in relation to a moratorium, means the person who has the functions of the monitor in relation to the moratorium (see also Article 13EF for cases where two or more persons act as the monitor); “moratorium” means a moratorium under this Part; “moratorium debt” has the meaning given by Article 13HD; “occupational pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993; “pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993; “pre-moratorium debt” has the meaning given by Article 13HD; “qualified person” means a person qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner; “unable to pay its debts”— in relation to a registered company, has the same meaning as in Part 5 (see Article 103); in relation to an unregistered company, has the same meaning as in Part 6 (see Articles 186 to 188).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04