# The Smart Meter Communication Licensee Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2020, Article 76: Admission or rejection of proofs following last date for proving


(1) Unless the SMCL administrator has already dealt with them, the SMCL administrator must within five business days of the last date for proving set out in the notice under Rule 73—
(a) admit or reject (in whole or in part) proofs delivered to the SMCL administrator; or
(b) make such provision in respect of them as the SMCL administrator thinks fit.
(2) The SMCL administrator is not obliged to deal with a proof delivered after the last date for proving, but may do so, if the SMCL administrator thinks fit.
(3) In the declaration of a dividend a payment must not be made more than once in respect of the same debt.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/629/article/76 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/smart-meter-communication-licensee-administration-england-and-wales-rules-2020/article-76
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