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Date: 18-Sep-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 196 and 205 read with section 240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 31 of 2016, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India hereby makes the following

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What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023. These regulations amend the 2016 regulations concerning the model bye-laws and governing board of insolvency professional agencies.

Key Changes

  • Amends the application process for enrolment as a professional member. Individuals or insolvency professional entities can apply by submitting an application in Part – I of Form A and Part – I of Form AA, respectively, of the Second Schedule to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016, in such manner and with such fees as may be specified by the Agency.
  • Specifies that the Agency must process applications within sixty days of receipt, excluding the time given for clarifications.
  • Provides grounds for the Agency to refuse the surrender of membership by a professional member, including pending grievances or disciplinary proceedings, non-compliance with fee payments, disciplinary orders, filing and disclosure requirements, maintenance of records, and compliance with the Code and related regulations.
  • Specifies conditions under which a professional member shall be expelled by the Agency, including ineligibility for enrolment, expiry of the disciplinary committee order period, non-payment of fees, cancellation of registration by the Board, or an order from a court of law.
  • The Agency may consider factors outlined in clause 29 while expelling a professional member.

Impact Analysis

Insolvency Professional Agencies (IPAs)

  • IPAs should communicate these changes to their members and update their internal policies and manuals accordingly.

Insolvency Professionals (IPs)

  • IPs need to be aware of the grounds for expulsion and take necessary actions to avoid such situations.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)

  • IBBI may need to update its guidelines and circulars to reflect the changes introduced by these amendment regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI): The regulatory body responsible for overseeing insolvency proceedings and regulating insolvency professionals in India. Insolvency Professional Agencies (IPAs): Organizations that enroll and regulate insolvency professionals as their members. Insolvency Professionals (IPs): Professionals registered with the IBBI who are authorized to handle insolvency resolution processes. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: The primary law governing insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings in India. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016: The principal regulations being amended by this notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18092023-248808 xxxGIDExxx CG-DL-E-18092023-248808 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 644] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, जसतम्ब र 18, 2023/भाद्र 27, 1945 No. 644] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023/BHADRA 27, 1945 भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड ड अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 18 जसतम्बर, 2023 भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (आिि डउप-जवजधया ंऔर दिवाला व्यावसाजयक एिजें सयों का िासी बोडड) (सिं ोधन) जवजनयम, 2023 स.ं आई.बी.बी.आई./2023-24/िी.एन./आर.ई.िी.105.—भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड, दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता संजिता, 2016 (2016 का 31) की धारा 240 के साथ पठित धारा 196 और धारा 205 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड ड (आििड उप-जवजधयां और दिवाला व्यावसाजयक एिेंजसयों का िासी बोडड) जवजनयमन, 2016 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाता ि,ै अथाडत:् - 1. (1) इन जवजनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड ड (आििड उप-जवजधयां और दिवाला व्यावसाजयक एिेंजसयों का िासी बोडड) (संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2023 ि ै। (2) य ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त िोंग े । 2. भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (आििड उप-जवजधयां और दिवाला व्यावसाजयक एिेंजसयों का िासी बोडड) जवजनयमन, 2016 (जिन्ि ेंइसमें इसके पश्चात ्“मूल जवजनयम” किा गया ि)ै की अनुसूची में,- (1) पैरा VI के खंड 10 म,ें (क) उपखडं (1) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथाडत:् - “(1) कोई व्यजि या कोई दिवाला व्यावसाजयक संस्ट्था, भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोडड (दिवाला व्यावसाजयक) जवजनयमन, 2016 की िसू री अनसु ूची के क्रमिः प्ररूप क के भाग-I 5926 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] और प्ररूप कक के भाग-I म,ें ऐसी रीजत म ें और ऐसी फीस सजित, िो एिेंसी जवजनर्ििड करे, आवेिन प्रस्ट्तुत करके व्यावसाजयक सिस्ट्य के रूप में नामांकन के जलए आवेिन कर सकेगा/सकेगी । (ख) उपखडं (7) में, “आवेिक को” िब्िों के पश्चात्, “आवेिन की प्राजप्त से साि दिन के भीतर, खंड (6) म ें कजथत प्रयोिनों के जलए दिए गए समय को छोडकर,” िब्ि अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएंगे। (2) पैरा XI में,- (i) खंड 29 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत खडं रखा िाएगा, अथातड ्:- “29. एिेंसी, दकसी व्यावसाजयक सिस्ट्य द्वारा सिस्ट्यता के अभ्यपडण को स्ट्वीकार करन े से इनकार कर सकेगी, यदि – (1) उसके जवरुद्ध एिेंसी या बोडड के समक्ष जिकायत या अनिु ासजनक कायडवािी लंजबत िै; (2) व्यावसाजयक सिस्ट्यता के अभ्यपणड के जलए आवेिन की तारीख को – (क) बोड डको फीस के संिाय; (ख) एिेंसी या बोडड द्वारा िारी दकए गए दकसी अनिु ासजनक आिेि; (ग) फाइललगं और एिेंसी तथा बोडड को प्रकटन करन;े (घ) सुसंगत जवजनयमों के जलए रख े िान े के जलए अपेजक्षत अजभलेखों और अन्य िस्ट्तावेजों को बनाए रखने, उनके पठररक्षण और अंतरण के जलए दकए गए इंतजामों; और (ङ) संजिता, उसके अधीन बनाए गए जनयमों, जवजनयमों, एिेंसी और बोड ड द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए पठरपत्रों, जनिेिों या दििाजनिेिों के अधीन यथा- जनयत दकन्िीं अन्य अपेक्षाओं, यथा-जवद्यमान अपेक्षाओं का अनुपालन निीं करता ि ै। (3) उसे संजिता के अधीन दकसी प्रदक्रया के जलए अतं ठरम समाधान व्यावसाजयक, समाधान व्यावसाजयक, समापक या प्राजधकृत प्रजतजनजध या िोधन अक्षमता न्यासी के रूप में जनयिु दकया गया ि ै या दकसी अन्य दिवाला व्यावसाजयक की जनयुजि ऐसी प्रदक्रया के जलए अजितकर िोगी ।” (ii) खंड 30 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत रखा िाएगा, अथाडत्:- “30. (1) दकसी व्यावसाजयक सिस्ट्य को – (क) यदि वि खंड 9 के अधीन नामांदकत दकए िाने के जलए अपात्र िो िाता ि;ै (ख) अनुिासजनक सजमजत के आिेि से तीस दिन के अवसान पर, िब तक दक उस े अपीली पैनल द्वारा अपास्ट्त या स्ट्थजगत न कर दिया गया िो; (ग) जलजखत में तामील दकए गए कम स े कम िो नोठटसों के बाविूि व्यावसाजयक सिस्ट्यता फीस का संिाय न करने पर; (घ) बोडड द्वारा उसके रजिस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाणपत्र के रद्दकरण पर;[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (ङ) दकसी न्यायालय के आिेि पर, एिेंसी द्वारा जनष्काजसत दकया िाएगा । (2) एिेंसी, व्यावसाजयक सिस्ट्य को जनष्काजसत करत े समय, खंड 29 म ें उपबंजधत कारकों को ध्यान म ेंरख सकेगी ।” रजव जमत्तल, अध्यक्ष [जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./426/2023-24] ठटप्पण : भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड ड (आिि ड उप-जवजधयां और दिवाला व्यावसाजयक एिेंजसयों का िासी बोडड) जवजनयमन, 2016, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4, सं. 421, तारीख 22 नवम्बर, 2016 में अजधसूचना सं. आई.बी.बी.आई./2016-17/िी.एन./आर.ई.िी.001, तारीख 21 नवम्बर, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और उनमें अंजतम संिोधन भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग III, खंड 4, सं. 535, तारीख 31 अिूबर, 2022 में अजधसूचना सं. आई.बी.बी.आई./2022-23/िी.एन./आर.ई.िी.101, तारीख 31 अिूबर, 2022 द्वारा प्रकाजित भारतीय दिवाला और िोधन अक्षमता बोड ड (आिि ड उप-जवजधयां और दिवाला व्यावसाजयक एिेंजसयों का िासी बोडड) (िसू रा संिोधन) जवजनयम, 2022 द्वारा दकया गया था । INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th September, 2023 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 No. IBBI/2023-24/GN/REG105.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 196 and 205 read with section 240 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye- Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016, namely: - 1. (1) These regulations may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the principal regulations’), in the Schedule ˗˗ (1) In para VI, in clause 10, (a) for sub-clause (1), the following shall be substituted, namely: - “(1) An individual or an insolvency professional entity may apply for enrolment as a professional member by submitting an application in Part – I of Form A and Part – I of Form AA, respectively, of the Second Schedule to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016, in such manner and with such fees as may be specified by the Agency.” (b) in sub-clause (7), after the words “to these bye laws” the words “within sixty days of receipt of the application, excluding the time given for the purposes stated in clause (6)” shall be inserted, (2) in para XI, (i) for the clause 29, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “29. The Agency may refuse to accept the surrender of membership by any professional member if– (1) there is grievance or disciplinary proceeding pending against it before the Agency or the Board;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] (2) it does not comply with requirements, as on the date of application for surrender of professional membership with respect to- (a) payment of fee to the Board; (b) a disciplinary order issued by the Agency of the Board; (c) filings and disclosures to the Agency and the Board; (d) the arrangements made for the maintenance, preservation and transfer of records and other documents required to be maintained under the relevant regulations; and (e) any other requirements, as stipulated under the Code, rules made thereunder, regulations, circulars, directions, or guidelines issued by the Agency and the Board, from time to time. (3) it has been appointed as an interim resolution professional, resolution professional, liquidator or authorised representative or bankruptcy trustee for a process under the Code, or the appointment of another insolvency professional may be detrimental to such process.” (ii) For clause 30, the following shall be substituted namely:- “30. (1) A professional member shall be expelled by the Agency – (a) if it becomes ineligible to be enrolled under clause 9; (b) on expiry of thirty days from the order of the Disciplinary Committee, unless set aside or stayed by the Appellate Panel; (c) upon non-payment of professional membership fee despite at least two notices served in writing; (d) upon the cancellation of its certificate of registration by the Board; (e) upon the order of any court of law. (2) While expelling the professional member, the Agency may take into account the factors provided in clause 29.” RAVI MITAL, Chairperson [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./426/2023-24] Note : The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) Regulations, 2016 were published vide notification No. IBBI/2016-17/GN/REG001 dated 21st November, 2016 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, No. 421 on 22nd November, 2016 and were last amended by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Model Bye-Laws and Governing Board of Insolvency Professional Agencies) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022 published vide notification No. IBBI/2022- 23/GN/REG101 dated 31st October 2022, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, No. 535 on 31st October 2022. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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