# The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 267: Power of creditors to requisition meeting

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where in the case of any bankruptcy—
(a) the official receiver has not yet summoned, or has decided not to summon, a general meeting of the bankrupt's creditors for the purpose of appointing the trustee,. . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
any creditor of the bankrupt may request the official receiver to summon such a meeting for that purpose.
(2) If such a request appears to the official receiver to be made with the concurrence of not less than one‐quarter, in value, of the bankrupt's creditors (including the creditor making the request), the official receiver shall summon the requested meeting.
(3) Accordingly, where the duty imposed by paragraph (2) has arisen, the official receiver is required neither to reach a decision for the purposes of Article 266(1) nor (if he has reached one) to serve any notice under Article 266(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/article/267 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-267
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