{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-rules-1986/rule-4.25",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1986/1915",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-rules-1986",
  "path": "rule/4.25",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4.25",
  "heading": "Release of liquidator on removal",
  "text": "(1) Where the liquidator has been removed by a creditors' meeting which has not resolved against his release, the date on which he has his release in terms of section 174(4)(a) shall be stated in the certificate of removal before a copy of it is sent to the court and to the registrar of companies under Rule 4.24(1).Form 4. (Scot)Form 4. (Scot)\n(2) Where the liquidator is removed by a creditors' meeting which has resolved against his release, or is removed by the court, he must apply to the Accountant of Court for his release.Form 4.12 (Scot)\n(3) When the Accountant of Court releases the former liquidator, he shall -\n(a) issue a certificate of release to the new liquidator who shall send a copy of it to the court and to the registrar of companies, andForm 4.13 (Scot)Form 4.14 (Scot)\n(b) send a copy of the certificate to the former liquidator,\nand in this case release of the former liquidator is effective from the date of the certificate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "applied 2016 asp 21 s. 14B (as inserted)",
      "affecting": "ssi/2017/210",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Regulation (EU) 2015/848) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied (with modifications)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/806",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Society Special Administration (Scotland) Rules 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/1820",
      "affecting_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1999/1820",
      "affecting_title": "The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied (with modifications)",
      "affecting": "ssi/2001/128",
      "affecting_title": "Limited Liability Partnerships (Scotland) Regulations 2001"
    },
    {
      "type": "specified provisions applied (with modifications)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2013/1388",
      "affecting_title": "The Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1915/rule/4.25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:39:01.712831+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."
}