# The Insolvency (Scotland) (Receivership and Winding up) Rules 2018, Article 5.4: Application for appointment of provisional liquidator (section 135)

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(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; or
(g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/347/part/5/chapter/3/article/5n5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-receivership-and-winding-up-rules-2018/part-5/chapter-3/article-5n5
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