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Rule 4.140 Appointment by the courtI1

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)

This Rule applies where the liquidator is appointed by the court under section 108.

(2)

[FORM 4.29] [FORM 4.30] The court's order shall not issue unless and until the person appointed has filed in court a statement to the effect that he is an insolvency practitioner, duly qualified under the Act to be the liquidator, and that he consents so to act.

(3)

Thereafter, the court shall send a sealed copy of the order to the liquidator, whose appointment takes effect from the date of the order.

(4)

Not later than 28 days from his appointment, the liquidator shall give notice of it to all creditors of the company of whom he is aware in that period.

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Commencement

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Rule 4.140 in force at 29.12.1986, see rule 0.1