Article 13 Limited disclosureI1

Scotland

(1)

Where the postal administrator thinks that it would prejudice the conduct of the postal administration or might reasonably be expected to lead to violence against any person for the whole or part of the statement of the company’s affairs to be disclosed, the postal administrator may apply to the court for an order of limited disclosure in respect of the statement, or any specified part of it.

(2)

The court may order that the statement or, as the case may be, the specified part of it, shall not be filed with the registrar of companies or entered in the sederunt book.

(3)

The postal administrator shall as soon as reasonably practicable file a copy of that order with the registrar of companies, and shall place a copy of the order in the sederunt book.

(4)

If a creditor seeks disclosure of the statement of affairs or a specified part of it in relation to which an order has been made under this Rule, the creditor may apply to the court for an order that the postal administrator disclose it or a specified part of it.

(5)

The court may attach to an order for disclosure any conditions as to confidentiality, duration and scope of the order in any material change of circumstances, and other matters as it sees fit.

(6)

If there is a material change in circumstances rendering the limit on disclosure unnecessary, the postal administrator shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the change, apply to the court for the order to be discharged or varied; and upon the discharge or variation of the order the postal administrator shall, as soon as reasonably practicable—

(a)

file a copy of the full statement of affairs (or so much of the statement of affairs as is no longer subject to the order) with the registrar of companies;

(b)

where the postal administrator has previously sent a copy of the postal administrator’s proposals to the creditors in accordance with paragraph 49 of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, provide the creditors with a copy of the full statement of affairs (or so much of the statement as is no longer subject to the order) or a summary thereof; and

(c)

place a copy of the full statement of affairs (or so much of the statement as is no longer subject to the order) in the sederunt book.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 13 in force at 1.10.2016, see rule 1