Section 54P - Application of provisions of Chapters II, III, VI, and VII to this Chapter - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

1 [ Application of provisions of Chapters II, III, VI, and VII to this Chapter. 54P. (1) Save as provided under this Chapter, the provisions of sections 24, 25A, 26, 27, 28, 29A, 32A, 43 to 51, and the provisions of Chapters VI and VII of this Part shall, mutatis mutandis apply, to the pre-packaged insolvency resolution process, subject to the following, namely:― (a) reference to members of the suspended Board of Directors or the partners under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 24 shall be construed as reference to members of the Board of Directors or the partners, unless an order has been passed by the Adjudicating Authority under section 54J ; (b) reference to clause (j) of sub-section (2) of section 25 under section 26 shall be construed as reference to clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 54F ; (c) reference to section 16 under section 27 shall be construed as reference to section 54E ; (d) reference to resolution professional in sub-sections (1) and (4) of section 28 shall be construed as corporate debtor ; (e) reference to section 31 under sub-section (3) of section 61 shall be construed as reference to sub-section (1) of section 54L ; (f) reference to section 14 in sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 74 shall be construed as reference to clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 54E ; (g) reference to section 31 in sub-section (3) of section 74 shall be construed as reference to sub-section (1) of section 54L . (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Chapter and unless the context otherwise requires, where the provisions of Chapters II, III, VI and VII are applied to the proceedings under this Chapter, references to - (a) insolvency commencement date shall be construed as references to pre-packaged insolvency commencement date ; (b) resolution professional or interim resolution professional , as the case may be, shall be construed as references to the resolution professional appointed under this Chapter; (c) corporate insolvency resolution process shall be construed as references to pre-packaged insolvency resolution process ; and (d) insolvency resolution process period shall be construed as references to pre-packaged insolvency resolution process period. ] ************ NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2021 w.e.f. 04-04-2021