{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-5.11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-5.11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1024",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016",
  "path": "rule/5.11",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "5.11",
  "heading": "Deceased liquidator",
  "text": "(1) If the liquidator dies a notice of the fact and date of death must be delivered as soon as reasonably practicable to—\n(a) one of the company's directors; and\n(b) the registrar of companies.\n(2) One of the following must deliver the notice—\n(a) a surviving joint liquidator;\n(b) a member of the deceased liquidator's firm (if the deceased was a member or employee of a firm);\n(c) an officer of the deceased liquidator's company (if the deceased was an officer or employee of a company); or\n(d) a personal representative of the deceased liquidator.\n(3) If such notice has not been delivered within the 21 days following the liquidator's death then any other person may deliver the notice.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/5.11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:19:01.539785+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}