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Article 23 The chair at meetings

(1)

At any meeting of creditors summoned by the energy administrator, either the energy administrator shall be chair, or a person nominated by the energy administrator in writing to act in the energy administrator's place.

(2)

A person so nominated must be either—

(a)

one who is qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the energy supply company; or

(b)

an employee of the energy administrator or the energy administrator's firm who is experienced in insolvency matters.

(3)

Where the chair holds a proxy which includes a requirement to vote for a particular resolution and no other person proposes that resolution—

(a)

the chair must propose it unless the chair considers that there is good reason for not doing so; and

(b)

if the chair does not propose it, the chair must as soon as reasonably practicable after the meeting notify the principal of the reason why not.