{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smart-meter-communication-licensee-administration-england-and-wales-rules-2020/article-11",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/629",
  "legislation_title": "The Smart Meter Communication Licensee Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smart-meter-communication-licensee-administration-england-and-wales-rules-2020",
  "path": "article/11",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "The hearing",
  "text": "(1) At the hearing of the SMCL administration application, any of the following may appear or be represented—\n(a) the person proposed for appointment as SMCL administrator;\n(b) the SMCL;\n(c) the Secretary of State;\n(d) GEMA;\n(e) one or more of the directors of the SMCL;\n(f) any person that is the holder of a qualifying floating charge;\n(g) if an administrative receiver has been appointed, that person;\n(h) any person who has applied to the court for an administration order under Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, without the modifications made by Schedule 20 to the 2004 Act;\n(i) any person who has presented a petition for the winding up of the SMCL;\n(j) any supervisor of a voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the 1986 Act;\n(k) any creditor who has served notice in accordance with section 164 of the 2004 Act of the creditor’s intention to enforce the creditor’s security over property of the SMCL;\n(l) with the permission of the court, any other person who appears to have an interest justifying the person’s appearance.\n(2) Where the court makes an SMCL administration order the order must—\n(a) be headed “SMCL administration order”;\n(b) include immediately below the heading—\n(i) the full name, registered address, registered number and any other trading names of the SMCL; and\n(ii) details of the court where the proceedings are and the relevant court reference number; and\n(c) set out the matters mentioned in paragraph (3) and as the case may be, paragraph (4).\n(3) The matters are—\n(a) the name and title of the judge making the order;\n(b) the address for service of the applicant;\n(c) details of any other parties (including the SMCL) appearing and by whom represented;\n(d) an order that during the period the order is in force the affairs, business and property of the SMCL are to be managed by the SMCL administrator;\n(e) the name of the person appointed as SMCL administrator;\n(f) an order that that person is appointed as SMCL administrator of the SMCL;\n(g) the date of the order (and if the court so orders, the time); and\n(h) such other provisions if any as the court thinks just.\n(4) Where two or more SMCL administrators are appointed the order must also specify—\n(a) which functions (if any) are to be exercised by those persons acting jointly; and\n(b) which functions (if any) are to be exercised by any or all of those persons.\n(5) If the court makes an SMCL administration order, the costs of the applicant, and of any other person whose costs are allowed by the court, are payable as an expense of the SMCL administration.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/629/article/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:29:12.067094+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}