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Article 3.1 Notice requiring statement of affairs

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(1)

Where the special railway administrator determines to require a statement of the protected railway company’s affairs to be made out and submitted to him in accordance with section 22 of the 1986 Act, he shall send notice to each of the persons whom he considers should be made responsible under that section, requiring them to prepare and submit the statement.

[Form 9]

(2)

The persons to whom the notice is sent are referred to in this Part as “the deponents”.

(3)

The notice shall inform each of the deponents—

(a)

of the names and addresses of all others (if any) to whom the same notice has been sent;

(b)

of the time within which the statement must be delivered; and

(c)

of the effect of section 22(6) of the 1986 Act (penalty for non-compliance); and

(d)

of the application to him, and to each of the other deponents, of section 235 of the 1986 Act (duty to provide information, and to attend on the special railway administrator if required).

(4)

The special railway administrator shall, on request, furnish each deponent with the forms required for the preparation of the statement of affairs.