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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-rules-1986/rule-4.34",
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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/4.34",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4.34",
  "heading": "Recourse to the court",
  "text": "(1) If the liquidator considers that the remuneration fixed for him by the liquidation committee, or by resolution of the creditors, is insufficient, he may apply to the court for an order increasing its amount or rate.\n(2) The liquidator shall give at least 14 days' notice of his application to the members of the liquidation committee; and the committee may nominate one or more members to appear or be represented, and to be heard, on the application.\n(3) If there is no liquidation committee, the liquidator's notice of his application shall be sent to such one or more of the company's creditors as the court may direct, which creditors may nominate one or more of their number to appear or be represented.\n(4) The court may, if it appears to be a proper case, order the expenses of the liquidator's application, including the expenses of any member of the liquidation committee appearing on it, or any creditor so appearing, to be paid as an expense of the liquidation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "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": "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"
    },
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      "affecting": "uksi/2010/2584",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Society Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2010"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1915/rule/4.34",
    "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."
}