Moratorium Chapter 8: contains miscellaneous and general provisions, including definitions and provision about regulations under this part
If the moratorium is in respect of certain types of regulated company, then the notice that the monitor sends of the commencement, extension or end of the moratorium, as well as a notice of change in monitor, must also be sent to the appropriate regulator. They must also be given notice of any qualifying decision procedure by which a decision is being sought from the company’s creditors. The regulator may participate (but not vote) in any qualifying procedure. The regulator is entitled to be heard on any application to court for permission to dispose of charged property or hire-purchase property. The regulator may apply to court to challenge either the monitor’s or director’s actions; or is entitled to be heard if another person has applied. The regulator will also be required to consent to the appointment of the proposed monitor and any proposed replacement monitor, and will be able to apply to court for an order to change the monitor.
	The Secretary of State may by regulations modify Part A1 as it applies in relation to a company for which there is a special administration regime, or make provisions in connection with the interaction between Part A1 and any other insolvency procedure in relation to such a company. Welsh and/or Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, modify this Part as it applies in relation to a company that is a social landlord registered under Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 respectively; or make provision in connection with the interaction between this Part and any other insolvency procedure in relation to such a company. In section A50, "insolvency procedure" includes the provision set out in section 143A to 159 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, section 39 to 50 of the Housing Act 1996 and Part 7 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010; "ordinary administration" means the insolvency procedure provided for by Schedule B1; and "special administration regime" means an insolvency procedure that is similar or corresponds to ordinary administration and provides for the administrator to have one or more special objectives instead of or in addition to the objectives of an ordinary administration.
	Section A51 allows the Secretary of State to make regulations providing for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund to exercise any of the pension scheme trustees’ or managers’ rights as a creditor under Part A1, in certain specified circumstances. The regulations can provide for these rights to be exercised by the Pension Protection Fund instead of the trustees or in addition. Regulations may also provide for the rights to be exercised for a specific period and for conditions to apply before the Board may exercise those rights.
	A floating charge document cannot provide that the obtaining of a moratorium or anything done with a view to obtaining a moratorium is an event which causes the charge to crystallise, imposes restrictions on the disposal of property that would not otherwise apply or is grounds for appointment of a receiver. Any such provision is void.
	Chapter 8 also provides useful interpretations that are used throughout the Part. In particular, the terms "pre-moratorium debt" and "moratorium debt" are defined. The wording used in the definition of "pre-moratorium debt" is intended to bring in the distinction made in Re Nortel GmbH (in administration) and related companies [2013] UKSC 52 1 , between provable debts and expenses in administration. Following the Supreme Court’s reasoning, liabilities such as contribution notices and financial support directions under the Pensions Act 2004 should be considered pre-moratorium debts (and, therefore, not payable during the moratorium) even if the request to pay them arises after the start of the moratorium.
	Provision is made so that regulations made under this Part of the Insolvency Act can make different provision for different purposes, and consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.