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Article 155 Powers of disclaimerI1

England and Wales

(1)

Where the administrator disclaims property under section 178 of the IA 1986f1, the notice of disclaimer must contain such particulars of the property disclaimed as enable it to be easily identified.

(2)

The notice of disclaimer must be authenticated and dated by the administrator.

(3)

As soon as is reasonably practicable after authenticating the notice of disclaimer, the administrator must—

(a)

send a copy of the notice to the registrar of companies, and

(b)

in any case where the disclaimer is of registered land as defined in section 132(1) of the Land Registration Act 2002f2, send a copy of the notice to the Chief Land Registrar.

(4)

For the purposes of section 178 of the IA 1986, the date of the prescribed notice is that on which the administrator authenticated it.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Rule 155 in force at 12.11.2021, see rule 2

Footnotes

f1

Section 178 was amended by Banking Act 2009 c. 1, S.I. 2011/245. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

f2

2002 c. 9.