# The Energy Supply Company Administration Rules 2013, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1046/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-supply-company-administration-rules-2013/article-23
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