Paragraph 79 I1I2
Section 300 (vacancy in office of trustee) is amended as follows.
For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)The official receiver may ask the bankrupt's creditors to appoint a person as trustee, and must do so if so requested by not less than one tenth in value of the bankrupt's creditors.
(3A)If the official receiver makes such a request the bankrupt's creditors may in accordance with the rules appoint a person as trustee.”
In subsection (4) for the words from “summoned” to “vacancy” substitute “ asked, and is not proposing to ask, the bankrupt's creditors to appoint a person as trustee ”.
In subsection (8) for the words from “holding” to “331” substitute “ vacation of office by the trustee under section 298(8) ”.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 9 para. 79 in force at 26.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1329, reg. 3(d)
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Sch. 9 para. 79 in force at 6.4.2017 for E.W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/1020, reg. 4(e) (with reg. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2017/363, reg. 3)