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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-scotland-rules-1986/rule-7.12",
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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/7.12",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "7.12",
  "heading": "Resolutions",
  "text": "(1) Subject to any contrary provision in the Act or the Rules, at any meeting of creditors, contributories or members of a company, a resolution is passed when a majority in value of those voting, in person or by proxy, have voted in favour of it.\n(2) In a voluntary arrangement, at a creditors' meeting for any resolution to pass approving any proposal or modification, there must be at least three quarters in value of the creditors present or represented and voting, in person or by proxy, in favour of the resolution.\n(3) In a liquidation, in the case of a resolution for the appointment of a liquidator -\n(a) if, on any vote, there are two nominees for appointment, the person for whom a majority in value has voted shall be appointed;\n(b) if there are three or more nominees, and one of them has a clear majority over both or all the others together, that one is appointed; and\n(c) in any other case, the chairman of the meeting shall continue to take votes (disregarding at each vote any nominee who has withdrawn and, if no nominee has withdrawn, the nominee who obtained the least support last time), until a clear majority is obtained for any one nominee.\nThe chairman may, at any time, put to the meeting a resolution for the joint appointment of any two or more nominees.\n(4) Where a resolution is proposed which affects a person in respect of his remuneration or conduct as a responsible insolvency practitioner, the vote of that person, or of his firm or of any partner or employee of his shall not be reckoned in the majority required for passing the resolution. This paragraph applies with respect to a vote given by a person either as creditor or contributory or member or as proxy for a creditor, contributory, or member.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    {
      "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": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "applied",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/2584",
      "affecting_title": "The Building Society Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2010"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2010/688",
      "affecting_title": "The Insolvency (Scotland) Amendment Rules 2010 (revoked)"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1915/rule/7.12",
    "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."
}