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The Building Society Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 2010

S.I. 2010/2584 · Made 21 October 2010 · Extends to Scotland

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Building Societies, Scotland

Insolvency, Scotland

Made 21st October 2010

Laid before Parliament 25th October 2010

Coming into force 15th November 2010

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 411(1A)(b), (2), (2C), (3) and (3A) of the Insolvency Act 1986f1, make the following Rules.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c.45. Section 411 was amended by the Banking Act 2009 (c.1), section 125. Subsection (3A) was inserted by the Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/805).

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Extent
  4. 3Application of rules, construction and interpretation
  5. 4Time limits
  6. 5Overview
  7. Part 2: BUILDING SOCIETY INSOLVENCY ORDER
  8. 6Application for building society insolvency order
  9. 7Persons entitled to copy of application
  10. 8Appointment of building society liquidator by the court
  11. 9Initial duties of building society liquidation committee
  12. 10Authentication of building society liquidator’s appointment
  13. Part 3: PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATION
  14. 11Appointment of provisional building society liquidator
  15. 12Order of appointment of provisional building society liquidator
  16. 13Caution
  17. 14Failure to find or to maintain caution
  18. 15Remuneration
  19. 16Termination of appointment
  20. Part 4: STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS
  21. 17Notice requiring statement of affairs
  22. 18Form of the statement of affairs
  23. 19Expenses of statement of affairs
  24. 20Limited disclosure
  25. Part 5: INFORMATION TO CREDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORIES
  26. 21Report by building society liquidator
  27. 22Information as to pending liquidations
  28. Part 6: MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORIES
  29. 23Meaning of “contributories”
  30. 24First meetings in the building society liquidation
  31. 25Business at the first meeting of creditors and contributories
  32. 26Other meetings
  33. 27Attendance at meetings of building society’s personnel
  34. Part 7: CLAIMS IN LIQUIDATION
  35. 28Submission of claims
  36. 29Application of the Bankruptcy Act
  37. 30Claims in foreign currency
  38. 31Rights of eligible depositor and set-off
  39. Part 8: THE LIQUIDATOR
  40. Chapter: SECTIONA- APPOINTMENT BY CREDITORS AND FUNCTIONS OF LIQUIDATORS
  41. 32Appointment by creditors
  42. 33Appointment to be advertised and registered
  43. 34Hand-over of assets to building society liquidator
  44. 35Taking possession and realisation of the building society’s assets
  45. 36General qualification on powers
  46. Chapter: SECTION B- REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION
  47. 37Summoning of meeting for removal of building society liquidator
  48. 38Procedure on building society liquidator’s removal
  49. 39Release of building society liquidator on removal
  50. 40Removal of building society liquidator by the court
  51. 41Advertisement of removal
  52. 42Resignation of building society liquidator
  53. 43Action following acceptance of building society liquidator’s resignation
  54. 44Release of resigning or removed building society liquidator
  55. Chapter: SECTION C – RELEASE ON COMPLETION OF WINDING UP
  56. 45Final meeting
  57. Chapter: SECTION D- OUTLAYS AND REMUNERATION
  58. 46Determination of amount of outlays and remuneration
  59. 47Recourse of liquidator to meeting of creditors
  60. 48Recourse to the court
  61. 49Creditors’ claim that remuneration is excessive
  62. 50Primacy of Objective 1
  63. Chapter: SECTION E – SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
  64. 51Replacement building society liquidator
  65. 52Building society liquidator deceased
  66. 53Loss of qualification as insolvency practitioner
  67. 54Resignation of the building society liquidator
  68. 55Notice to Bank of England of intention to vacate office
  69. 56Power of court to set aside certain transactions
  70. 57Rule against solicitation
  71. Part 9: THE LIQUIDATION COMMITTEE
  72. 58Application of rules
  73. 59Membership of committee
  74. 60Formalities of establishment
  75. 61Committee established by contributories
  76. 62Obligations of liquidator to committee
  77. 63Meetings of the committee
  78. 64The chair at meetings
  79. 65Quorum
  80. 66Committee members’ representatives
  81. 67Resignation
  82. 68Termination of membership
  83. 69Removal
  84. 70Vacancy (creditor members)
  85. 71Vacancy (contributory members)
  86. 72Voting rights and resolutions
  87. 73Resolutions by post
  88. 74Liquidator’s reports
  89. 75Expenses of members, etc
  90. 76Dealings by committee-members and others
  91. 77Composition of committee when creditors paid in full
  92. 78Formal defects
  93. Part 10: DISTRIBUTION OF BUILDING SOCIETY ASSETS
  94. 79Order of priority in distribution
  95. 80Order of priority of expenses of liquidation
  96. 81Application of the Bankruptcy Act
  97. Part 11: SPECIAL MANAGER
  98. 82Appointment and remuneration
  99. 83Caution
  100. 84Failure to find or maintain caution
  101. 85Accounting
  102. 86Termination of appointment
  103. Part 12: MISCELLANEOUS
  104. 87FSA’s directions under section 116 of the Banking Act
  105. 88Procedure following appeal under section 116 of the Banking Act
  106. 89Limitation
  107. 90Dissolution after winding up
  108. Part 13: MEETINGS
  109. 91Summoning of meetings
  110. 92Notice of meeting
  111. 93Chair of meetings
  112. 94Meetings requisitioned
  113. 95Requisitioned meetings reforming the liquidation committee
  114. 96Quorum
  115. 97Adjournment
  116. 98Entitlement to vote (creditors)
  117. 99Entitlement to vote (members and contributories)
  118. 100Chair of meeting as proxy holder
  119. 101Resolutions
  120. 102Report of meeting
  121. 103Application under section 176A(5) to disapply section 176A
  122. 104Notice of order under section 176A(5)
  123. 105Definition of “proxy”
  124. 106Form of proxy
  125. 107Use of proxy at meeting
  126. 108Retention of proxies
  127. 109Right of inspection
  128. 110Proxy holder with financial interest
  129. Part 14: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  130. 111Giving of notices, etc
  131. 112Service outside the United Kingdom
  132. 113Sending by post
  133. 114Certificate of giving notice, etc.
  134. 115Validity of proceedings
  135. 116Evidence of proceedings at meetings
  136. 117Right to list of creditors and copy documents
  137. 118Confidentiality of documents
  138. 119Insolvency practitioner’s caution
  139. 120Forms for use in insolvency proceedings
  140. 121Fees, expenses, etc
  141. 122Power of court to cure defects in procedure
  142. 123Sederunt book
  143. 124Disposal of building society’s books, papers and other records
  144. 125Information about time spent on a case
  145. Signature
  146. Explanatory note