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The Postal Administration Rules 2013

S.I. 2013/3208 · Made 18 December 2013 · Extends to England and Wales

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Insolvency, England And Wales

Companies

Made 18th December 2013

Laid before Parliament 19th December 2013

Coming into force 31st January 2014

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Rules—

in the exercise of powers conferred by section 411 of the Insolvency Act 1986f1 and subsections 73(3) and (4) of the Postal Services Act 2011f2,

with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and

with the concurrence of the Chancellor of the High Court (by authority of the Lord Chief Justice, under section 411(7)f3 of the Insolvency Act 1986) in relation to those rules that affect court procedure.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c.45, as amended by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40). Section 411 was amended by the Insolvency Act 1986 (Amendment Regulations) (S.I. 2002/1037). Section 411(3) was amended by the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2194), Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraph 44. There are other amending Acts and instruments but none is relevant.

f2

2011 c.5. Section 73(4) of that Act disapplies section 413(2) of the 1986 Act (duty to consult the Insolvency Rules Committee before making rules under section 411 of the 1986 Act).

f3

Subsection (7) was inserted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 c. 4, Schedule 4, paragraphs 185 and 188(1) and (3).

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory Provisions
  2. 1Citation and Commencement
  3. 2Construction and Interpretation
  4. 3Extent
  5. Part 2: Appointment of Postal Administrator by Court
  6. 4Witness statement
  7. 5Form of application
  8. 6Contents of application and witness statement
  9. 7Filing of application
  10. 8Service of application
  11. 9Notice to officers charged with execution of writs or other process
  12. 10Manner in which service to be effected
  13. 11Proof of service
  14. 12The hearing
  15. 13Notice of postal administration order
  16. Part 3: Process of Postal Administration
  17. 14Notification and advertisement of postal administrator’s appointment
  18. 15Notice requiring statement of affairs
  19. 16Verification and filing
  20. 17Limited disclosure
  21. 18Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time
  22. 19Expenses of statement of affairs
  23. 20Postal administrator’s proposals
  24. 21Limited disclosure of paragraph 49 statement
  25. Part 4: MEETINGS AND REPORTS
  26. Chapter 1: Creditors Meetings
  27. 22Creditors’ meetings generally
  28. 23The chair at meetings
  29. 24Creditors’ meeting for nomination of alternative liquidator
  30. 25Notice of meetings by advertisement only
  31. 26Entitlement to vote
  32. 27Admission and rejection of claims
  33. 28Secured creditors
  34. 29Holders of negotiable instruments
  35. 30Hire-purchase, conditional sale and chattel leasing agreements
  36. 31Resolutions
  37. 32Minutes
  38. 33Revision of the postal administrator’s proposals
  39. 34Reports to creditors
  40. Chapter 2: Company Meetings
  41. 35Venue and conduct of company meeting
  42. Part 5: DISPOSAL OF CHARGED PROPERTY
  43. 36Authority to dispose of property
  44. Part 6: EXPENSES OF THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION
  45. 37Priority of expenses of postal administration
  46. 38Pre-postal administration costs
  47. Part 7: DISTRIBUTION TO CREDITORS
  48. Chapter 1: Application of Part and General
  49. 39Distribution to creditors generally
  50. 40Debts of insolvent company to rank equally
  51. 41Supplementary provisions as to dividend
  52. 42Division of unsold assets
  53. Chapter 2: Machinery of Proving a Debt
  54. 43Proving a debt
  55. 44Costs of proving
  56. 45Postal administrator to allow inspection of proofs
  57. 46New postal administrator appointed
  58. 47Admission and rejection of proofs for dividend
  59. 48Appeal against decision on proof
  60. 49Withdrawal or variation of proof
  61. 50Expunging of proof by the court
  62. Chapter 3: Quantification of Claims
  63. 51Estimate of quantum
  64. 52Negotiable instruments, etc
  65. 53Secured creditors
  66. 54Discounts
  67. 55Mutual credits and set-off
  68. 56Debt in foreign currency
  69. 57Payments of a periodical nature
  70. 58Interest
  71. 59Debt payable at future time
  72. 60Value of security
  73. 61Surrender for non-disclosure
  74. 62Redemption by postal administrator
  75. 63Test of security’s value
  76. 64Realisation of security by creditor
  77. 65Notice of proposed distribution
  78. 66Admission or rejection of proofs
  79. 67Postponement or cancellation of dividend
  80. 68Declaration of dividend
  81. 69Notice of declaration of a dividend
  82. 70Payments of dividends and related matters
  83. 71Notice of no dividend, or no further dividend
  84. 72Proof altered after payment of dividend
  85. 73Secured creditors
  86. 74Disqualification from dividend
  87. 75Assignment of right to dividend
  88. 76Debt payable at future time
  89. Part 8: THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATOR
  90. 77Fixing of remuneration
  91. Part 9: ENDING POSTAL ADMINISTRATION
  92. 78Final progress reports
  93. 79Application to court
  94. 80Notification by postal administrator of court order
  95. 81Moving from postal administration to creditors’ voluntary liquidation
  96. 82Moving from postal administration to dissolution
  97. 83Provision of information to the Secretary of State
  98. Part 10: REPLACING POSTAL ADMINISTRATOR
  99. 84Grounds for resignation
  100. 85Notice of intention to resign
  101. 86Notice of resignation
  102. 87Application to court to remove postal administrator from office
  103. 88Notice of vacation of office when postal administrator ceases to be qualified to act
  104. 89Postal administrator deceased
  105. 90Application to replace
  106. 91Notification and advertisement of appointment of replacement postal administrator
  107. 92Notification and advertisement of appointment of joint postal administrator
  108. 93Notification to Registrar of Companies
  109. 94Postal administrator’s duties on vacating office
  110. Part 11: COURT PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
  111. Chapter 1: Applications
  112. 95Preliminary
  113. 96Form and contents of application
  114. 97Application under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act to disapply section 176A of the 1986 Act
  115. 98Filing and service of application
  116. 99Notice of application under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act
  117. 100Hearings without notice
  118. 101Hearing of application
  119. 102Witness statements—general
  120. 103Filing and service of witness statements
  121. 104Use of reports
  122. 105Adjournment of hearing; directions
  123. 106General power of transfer
  124. 107Proceedings commenced in wrong court
  125. 108Applications for transfer
  126. 109Procedure following order for transfer
  127. Chapter 2: Shorthand Writers
  128. 110Nomination and appointment of shorthand writers
  129. 111Remuneration
  130. Chapter 3: Enforcement Procedures
  131. 112Enforcement of court orders
  132. 113Orders enforcing compliance with the Rules
  133. 114Warrants under section 236 of the 1986 Act
  134. Chapter 4: Court Records and Returns
  135. 115Court file
  136. Chapter 5: Costs and Detailed Assessment
  137. 116Application of Chapter 5
  138. 117Requirement to assess costs by the detailed procedure
  139. 118Procedure where detailed assessment required
  140. 119Costs paid otherwise than out of the assets of the company
  141. 120Award of costs against postal administrator
  142. 121Applications for costs
  143. 122Costs and expenses of witnesses
  144. 123Final costs certificate
  145. Chapter 6: Persons who Lack Capacity to Manage their Affairs
  146. 124Introductory
  147. 125Appointment of another person to act
  148. 126Witness statement in support of application
  149. 127Service of notices following appointment
  150. Chapter 7: Appeals in Postal Administration Proceedings
  151. 128Appeals and reviews of postal administration orders
  152. 129Procedure on appeal
  153. Chapter 8: General
  154. 130Principal court rules and practice to apply
  155. 131Right of audience
  156. 132Formal defects
  157. 133Service of orders staying proceedings
  158. 134Payment into court
  159. 135Further Information and Disclosure
  160. 136Office copies of documents
  161. Part 12: PROXIES AND COMPANY REPRESENTATION
  162. 137Definition of “proxy”
  163. 138Issue and use of forms
  164. 139Use of proxies at meetings
  165. 140Retention of proxies
  166. 141Right of inspection
  167. 142Proxy-holder with financial interest
  168. 143Company representation
  169. Part 13: EXAMINATION OF PERSONS IN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION PROCEEDINGS
  170. 144Preliminary
  171. 145Form and contents of application
  172. 146Order for examination, etc
  173. 147Procedure for examination
  174. 148Record of examination
  175. 149Costs of proceedings under section 236
  176. Part 14: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  177. 150Power of Secretary of State to regulate certain matters
  178. 151Costs, expenses, etc
  179. 152Provable debts
  180. 153False claim of status as creditor, etc
  181. 154Punishment of offences
  182. Part 15: PROVISIONS OF GENERAL EFFECT
  183. Chapter 1: The Giving of Notice and the Supply of Documents—general
  184. 155Application
  185. 156Personal delivery of documents
  186. 157Postal delivery of documents
  187. 158Non-receipt of notice of meeting
  188. 159Notice etc to solicitors
  189. Chapter 2: The Giving of Notice and the Supply of Documents by or to a Postal administrator etc
  190. 160Application
  191. 161The form of notices and other documents
  192. 162Proof of sending etc
  193. 163Authentication
  194. 164Electronic delivery in postal administration proceedings—general
  195. 165Electronic delivery by postal administrator
  196. 166Use of websites by postal administrator
  197. 167Special provision on account of expense as to website use
  198. 168Electronic delivery of postal administration proceedings to courts
  199. 169Notice etc to joint postal administrators
  200. Chapter 3: Service of Court Documents
  201. 170Application of CPR Part 6 to service of court documents within the jurisdiction
  202. 171Service on joint postal administrators
  203. 172Application of CPR Part 6 to service of court documents outside the jurisdiction
  204. Chapter 4: Meetings
  205. 173Quorum at meeting of creditors
  206. 174Remote attendance at meetings of creditors
  207. 175Action where person excluded
  208. 176Indication to excluded person
  209. 177Complaint
  210. Chapter 5: Forms
  211. 178Forms for use in postal administration proceedings
  212. 179Electronic submission of information instead of submission of forms to the Secretary of State, postal administrators, and of copies to the registrar of companies
  213. 180Electronic submission of information instead of submission of forms in all other cases
  214. Chapter 6: Gazette Notices
  215. 181Contents of notices to be gazetted under the 1986 Act or the Rules
  216. 182Omission of unobtainable information
  217. 183The Gazette—general
  218. Chapter 7: Notices Advertised Otherwise than in the Gazette
  219. 184Notices otherwise advertised under the 1986 Act or the Rules
  220. 185Non-Gazette notices—other provisions
  221. Chapter 8: Notifications to the Registrar of Companies
  222. 186Application of this Chapter
  223. 187Information to be contained in all notifications to the registrar
  224. 188Notifications relating to the office of postal administrator
  225. 189Notifications relating to documents
  226. 190Notifications relating to court orders
  227. 191Returns or reports of meetings
  228. 192Notifications relating to other events
  229. 193Notifications of more than one nature
  230. 194Notifications made to other persons at the same time
  231. Chapter 9: Inspection of Documents and the Provision of Information
  232. 195Confidentiality of documents—grounds for refusing inspection
  233. 196Right to copy documents
  234. 197Charges for copy documents
  235. 198Right to have list of creditors
  236. Chapter 10: Computation of Time and Time Limits
  237. 199Time limits
  238. Chapter 11: Security
  239. 200Postal administrator’s security
  240. Chapter 12: Notice of Order Under Section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act
  241. 201Notice of order under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act
  242. Part 16: Interpretation and application
  243. 202Introductory
  244. 203“The appropriate fee”
  245. 204“Authorised deposit-taker and former authorised deposit-taker”
  246. 205“The court”; “the registrar”
  247. 206“Debt”, “liability”
  248. 207“Petitioner”
  249. 208“Venue”
  250. 209Expressions used generally
  251. 210Application
  252. 211Application of the 1986 Act
  253. Signature
  254. Schedule 1Forms
  255. Schedule 2Punishment of offences under these rules
  256. Explanatory note