Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-05-28

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to reorganisation and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals in a time bound manner for maximisation of value of assets of such persons, to promote entrepreneurship, availability of credit and balance the interests of all the stakeholders including alteration in the order of priority of payment of Government dues and to establish an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Department:

Section 200: Principles governing registration of insolvency professional agency.
    The Board shall have regard to the following principles while registering the insolvency professional agencies under this Code, namely:—
         (a) to promote the professional development of and regulation of insolvency professionals;
         (b) to promote the services of competent insolvency professionals to cater to the needs of debtors, creditors and such other persons as may be specified;
         (c) to promote good professional and ethical conduct amongst insolvency professionals;
         (d) to protect the interests of debtors, creditors and such other persons as may be specified;
         (e) to promote the growth of insolvency professional agencies for the effective resolution of insolvency and bankruptcy processes under this Code.
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