Section 121 | Exercise of powers by trustee in bankruptcy: removal of need for sanction

(1)The Insolvency Act 1986 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 314 (bankruptcy: powers of trustee)—

(a)for subsection (1) substitute—

(1)The trustee may exercise any of the powers specified in Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5.

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(b)in subsection (2), omit “With the permission of the creditors' committee or the court,”, and

(c)omit subsections (3) and (4).

(3)In Schedule 5 (powers of trustee in bankruptcy), omit the headings for each of Parts 1 to 3.