{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/rule-4.144",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986/rule-4.144.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1925",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency Rules 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-rules-1986",
  "path": "rule/4.144",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4.144",
  "heading": "Release of resigning or removed liquidator",
  "text": "(1) [FORM 4.40] Where the liquidator resigns, he has his release from the date on which he gives notice of his resignation to the registrar of companies.\n(2) [FORM 4.40] Where the liquidator is removed by a meeting of the company, he shall forthwith give notice to the registrar of companies of his ceasing to act.\n(3) [FORM 4.41] Where the liquidator is removed by the court, he must apply to the Secretary of State for his release.\n(4) When the Secretary of State gives the release, he shall certify it accordingly, and send the certificate to the registrar of companies.\n(5) A copy of the certificate shall be sent by the Secretary of State to the former liquidator, whose release is effective from the date of the certificate.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 4.144 in force at 29.12.1986, see rule 0.1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted for rule 4.54(5)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/686",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2010"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1925/rule/4.144",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:38:55.219722+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}