# The Contracting Out (Functions of the Official Receiver) Order 1995, Article 3: Contracting out of functions


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, any function of the official receiver which is conferred by or under the insolvency legislation, except one which is listed in the Schedule to this Order, may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as may be authorised in that behalf by the official receiver.
(2) A function to which paragraph (1) above applies, and which involves the exercise of a right of audience in relation to any proceedings before a court, may only be exercised subject to the fulfilment of the condition specified in paragraph (3) below.
(3) Such right of audience as is mentioned in paragraph (2) shall not be exercised by any person other than a person who has a right of audience in relation to the proceedings in question by virtue of the provisions of Part II of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1386/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-of-the-official-receiver-order-1995/article-3
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