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Rule 10.2 Persons entitled to act on official receiver's behalfI1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

  • rule 4.54(5-CVL) substituted for rule 4.54(5) by Insolvency 2010 Sch. 1 para. 179(5)
(1)

In the absence of the official receiver authorised to act in a particular case, an officer authorised in writing for the purpose by the Secretary of State, or by the official receiver himself, may, with the leave of the court, act on the official receiver's behalf and in his place—

(a)

in any examination under section 133, 236, 290 or 366, and

(b)

in respect of any application to the court.

(2)

In case of emergency, where there is no official receiver capable of acting, anything to be done by, to or before the official receiver may be done by, to or before the registrar of the court.

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Commencement

I1

Rule 10.2 in force at 29.12.1986, see rule 0.1