IBBI Amends Insolvency Professional Regulations W.E.F. 18th September 2023
Live LawThe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India vide its notification dated 18.09.2023, has notified amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Regulations, 2016. The amended provisions are: “6 An individual enrolled with an insolvency professional agency as a professional member may make an application to the Board through the insolvency professional agency of which he is a member, in Part – II of Form A of the Second Schedule to these Regulations, along with a nonrefundable application fee of twenty thousand rupees to the Board.” “6 An insolvency professional entity eligible for registration as an insolvency professional under sub-regulation of regulation 4 may make an application to the Board through the insolvency professional agency of which it is a member, in Part – II of Form AA of Second Schedule to these Regulations, along with a non-refundable application fee of two lakh rupees to the Board.” Regulation 10 has been amended to add the following additional instances where the IPA is required to inform the Board: “ accepts the application for surrender of membership and strikes the name of the professional member from its registers; expels the professional member; or receives intimation of demise of an individual or winding up or dissolution of a company, limited liability partnership or registered partnership firm and strikes the name of the professional member from its registers.” A new Regulation 10A has been inserted which provides for the manner in which an Insolvency Professional can surrender its certificate of Registration “10A. An insolvency professional may surrender its certificate of registration by making a request to the Board, in writing along with the certificate of registration in original. If the Board is satisfied, it may accept the request for surrender of certificate of registration within thirty days of its receipt and upon acceptance, the registration of such insolvency professional shall stand cancelled. On and from the date of cancellation of the certificate of registration, under this regulation, the legal heirs or assignee of the insolvency professional shall take steps for delivery of any record or document or assets that may be in its custody or control, within the time period and in the manner, as may be required under the relevant regulations or as may be directed by the Board.” The Form A and Form AA have also been amended.