# The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, Rule 7.66: Removal of liquidator by the Secretary of State (section 172(4))


(1) This rule applies where the Secretary of State decides to direct under section 172(4) the removal of a liquidator appointed by the Secretary of State.
(2) Before doing so the Secretary of State must deliver to the liquidator and the official receiver a notice of the Secretary of State's decision and the grounds for the decision.
(3) The notice must specify a period within which the liquidator may make representations against implementation of the decision.
(4) If the Secretary of State directs the removal of the liquidator, the Secretary of State must as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a) deliver notice of the Secretary of State's decision to the registrar of companies, the liquidator and the official receiver; and
(b) file notice of the decision with the court.
(5) Where the Secretary of State directs the liquidator be removed the court may make any order that it could have made if the liquidator had been removed by the court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/7.66 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-7.66
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