Termination clauses in supply contracts Section 18: Protection of supplies of goods and services: Northern Ireland
This section makes provision for Northern Ireland that corresponds to the provision made by section 14 for Great Britain. The section introduces two new Articles 197B and 197C and Schedule 2ZZA into the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. Article 197B prohibits the use of termination and other insolvency related clauses in contracts for the supply of goods and services unless exempted under Schedule 2ZZA. Article 197C includes powers to, make regulations, to amend Article 197B to remove relevant insolvency procedures, and to amend and the exemptions listed in Schedule 2ZZA. The Articles and Schedule correspond to sections 233B and 233C and Schedule 4ZZA of the Insolvency Act 1986, respectively.