Article 5.4 Application for appointment of provisional liquidator (section 135)

Scotland

(1)

An application to the court for the appointment of a provisional liquidator under section 135 may be made by—

(a)

the petitioner;

(b)

a creditor of the company;

(c)

a contributory;

(d)

the company;

(e)

the directors of the company;

(f)

the Secretary of State; F1or

F2(g)

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F3(h)

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(i)

any person who under any enactment would be entitled to present a petition for the winding up of the company.

(2)

The court must not make the appointment unless and until the person being appointed provisional liquidator has lodged in court a statement to the effect that that person is qualified to act as an insolvency practitioner in relation to the company and consents to act as provisional liquidator.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in rule 5.4(1)(f) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/146, Sch. para. 137E(a) (as inserted by The Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1459), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
F2: Rule 5.4(1)(g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/146, Sch. para. 137E(b) (as inserted by The Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1459), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
F3: Rule 5.4(1)(h) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/146, Sch. para. 137E(c) (as inserted by The Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1459), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))