# The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 274: Creditors' committee


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a general meeting of a bankrupt's creditors (whether summoned under the preceding provisions of this Chapter or otherwise) may, in accordance with the rules, establish a committee ( “the creditors' committee”) to exercise the functions conferred on it by or under this Order.
(2) A general meeting of the bankrupt's creditors shall not establish such a committee, or confer any functions on such a committee, at any time when the official receiver is the trustee of the bankrupt's estate, except in connection with an appointment made by that meeting of a person to be trustee instead of the official receiver.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2405/article/274 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-274
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