Article 6.19 Right to inspect the file
In the case of any railway administration proceedings, the following persons have the right, at all reasonable times, to inspect the court’s file of the proceedings—
the Secretary of State;
the Authority;
the special railway administrator;
any person stating himself in writing to be a creditor of the protected railway company to which the railway administration proceedings relate; and
every person who is, or at any time has been, a director or officer of the protected railway company to which the railway administration proceedings relate and every person who is a member of that company.
The right of inspection conferred on any person by paragraph (1) may be exercised on his behalf by a person properly authorised by him.
Any person may, by special leave of the court, inspect the file.
The right of inspection conferred by this Rule is not exercisable in the case of documents, or parts of documents, as to which the court directs, either generally or specially, that they are not to be made open to inspection without the court’s leave.
An application under paragraph (4) for a direction of the court may be made by the special railway administrator or by any party appearing to the court to have an interest.
If, for the purpose of powers conferred by the 1986 Act or the Rules or the Insolvency Rules the Secretary of State, the Department or the official receiver wishes to inspect the file of any railway administration proceedings, and requests the transmission of the file, the court shall comply with such request (unless the file is for the time being in use for the court’s purposes).
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Rule 6.17 apply in respect of the court’s file of any proceedings as they apply in respect of court records.