Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has issued the Notification on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. These Regulations shall come into force on 29thNovember, 2016.
The purpose of the Act is to build up a strong legal system related to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
This step opens a new opportunities of practice for professionals in the areas of Corporate and Individual Insolvency, Corporate Liquidation Process.
Some Code of Conducts to be complied by Insolvency Professionals:
- Insolvency professionals must maintain integrity by being honest, straightforward, and forthright in all professional relationships.
- Insolvency professionals must not misrepresent any facts or situations and should refrain from being involved in any action that would bring disrepute to the profession.
- Insolvency professionals must act with objectivity in his professional dealings by ensuring that his decisions are made without the presence of any bias, conflict of interest, coercion, or undue influence of any party, whether directly connected to the insolvency proceedings or not.
- An insolvency professional appointed as an interim resolution professional, resolution professional, liquidator, or bankruptcy trustee should not himself acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the assets of the debtor, nor knowingly permit any relative to do so.
- An insolvency professional, or his relative must not accept gifts or hospitality which undermines or affects his independence as insolvency professional.
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