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The Energy Supply Company Administration Rules 2013

S.I. 2013/1046 · Made 30 April 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Insolvency, England And Wales

Companies

Made 30th April 2013

Laid before Parliament 3rd May 2013

Coming into force 7th June 2013

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 411 of the Insolvency Act 1986 M1 and section 159(3) of the Energy Act 2004 M2 as applied by section 96 of the Energy Act 2011 M3, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and after consulting the committee existing for that purpose under section 413 of the Insolvency Act 1986, makes the following Rules:

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Marginal citations

M1

1986 c. 45, as amended by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40). Section 411 was amended by the Insolvency Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 2002/1037). Section 411(3) was amended by the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2194), Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraph 44. There are other amending Acts and instruments but none is relevant.

M2

2004 c. 20, section 159(3) was amended by the Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), section 97.

M3

2011 c. 16.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introductory provisions
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Construction and interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part 2: Appointment of energy administrator by court
  6. 4Witness statement
  7. 5Form of application
  8. 6Contents of application and witness statement
  9. 7Filing of application
  10. 8Service of application
  11. 9Notice to officers charged with execution of writs or other process
  12. 10Manner in which service to be effected
  13. 11Proof of service
  14. 12The hearing
  15. 13Notice of esc administration order
  16. Part 3: Process of energy supply company administration
  17. 14Notification and advertisement of energy administrator's appointment
  18. 15Notice requiring statement of affairs
  19. 16Verification and filing
  20. 17Limited disclosure
  21. 18Release from duty to submit statement of affairs; extension of time
  22. 19Expenses of statement of affairs
  23. 20Energy administrator's proposals
  24. 21Limited disclosure of paragraph 49 of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act statement
  25. Part 4: Meetings and reports
  26. Chapter 1: Creditors' meetings
  27. 22Creditors' meetings generally
  28. 23The chair at meetings
  29. 24Creditors' meeting for nomination of alternative liquidator
  30. 25Entitlement to vote
  31. 26Admission and rejection of claims
  32. 27Secured creditors
  33. 28Holders of negotiable instruments
  34. 29Hire-purchase, conditional sale and chattel leasing agreements
  35. 30Resolutions
  36. 31Minutes
  37. 32Revision of the energy administrator's proposals
  38. 33Reports
  39. Chapter 2: Company meetings
  40. 34Venue and conduct of company meeting
  41. Part 5: Disposal of charged property
  42. 35Authority to dispose of property
  43. Part 6: Expenses of the energy supply company administration
  44. 36Priority of expenses of energy supply company administration
  45. 37Pre-energy supply company administration costs
  46. Part 7: Distribution to creditors
  47. Chapter 1: Application of Part and general
  48. 38Distribution to creditors generally
  49. 39Debts of insolvent energy supply company to rank equally
  50. 40Supplementary provisions as to dividend
  51. 41Division of unsold assets
  52. Chapter 2: Machinery of proving a debt
  53. 42Proving a debt
  54. 43Costs of proving
  55. 44Energy administrator to allow inspection of proofs
  56. 45New energy administrator appointed
  57. 46Admission and rejection of proofs for dividend
  58. 47Appeal against decision on proof
  59. 48Withdrawal or variation of proof
  60. 49Expunging of proof by the court
  61. Chapter 3: Quantification of claims
  62. 50Estimate of quantum
  63. 51Negotiable instruments, etc
  64. 52Secured creditors
  65. 53Discounts
  66. 54Mutual credits and set off
  67. 55Debt in foreign currency
  68. 56Payments of a periodical nature
  69. 57Interest
  70. 58Debt payable at future time
  71. 59Value of security
  72. 60Surrender for non-disclosure
  73. 61Redemption by energy administrator
  74. 62Test of security's value
  75. 63Realisation of security by creditor
  76. 64Notice of proposed distribution
  77. 65Admission or rejection of proofs
  78. 66Postponement or cancellation of dividend
  79. 67Declaration of dividend
  80. 68Notice of declaration of a dividend
  81. 69Payments of dividends and related matters
  82. 70Notice of no dividend, or no further dividend
  83. 71Proof altered after payment of dividend
  84. 72Secured creditors
  85. 73Disqualification from dividend
  86. 74Assignment of right to dividend
  87. 75Adjustment where dividend paid before time
  88. Part 8: The energy administrator
  89. 76Fixing of remuneration
  90. 77Remuneration of new energy administrator
  91. Part 9: Ending energy supply company administration
  92. 78Final progress reports
  93. 79Application to court
  94. 80Notification by energy administrator of court order
  95. 81Moving from energy supply company administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation
  96. 82Moving from energy supply company administration to dissolution
  97. 83Provision of information to the Secretary of State
  98. Part 10: Replacing energy administrator
  99. 84Grounds for resignation
  100. 85Notice of intention to resign
  101. 86Notice of resignation
  102. 87Application to court to remove energy administrator from office
  103. 88Notice of vacation of office when energy administrator ceases to be qualified to act
  104. 89Energy administrator deceased
  105. 90Application to replace
  106. 91Notification and advertisement of appointment of replacement energy administrator
  107. 92Notification and advertisement of appointment of joint energy administrator
  108. 93Notification to registrar of companies
  109. 94Energy administrator's duties on vacating office
  110. Part 11: Court procedure and practice
  111. Chapter 1: Applications
  112. 95Preliminary
  113. 96Form and contents of application
  114. 97Application under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act to disapply section 176A of the 1986 Act
  115. 98Filing and service of application
  116. 99Application under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act
  117. 100Hearings without notice
  118. 101Hearing of application
  119. 102Witness statements - general
  120. 103Filing and service of witness statements
  121. 104Use of reports
  122. 105Adjournment of hearings; directions
  123. Chapter 2: Shorthand writers
  124. 106Nomination and appointment of shorthand writers
  125. 107Remuneration
  126. Chapter 3: Enforcement procedures
  127. 108Enforcement of court orders
  128. 109Orders enforcing compliance with these Rules
  129. 110Warrant under section 236 of the 1986 Act
  130. Chapter 4: Court records and returns
  131. 111Court file
  132. Chapter 5: Costs and detailed assessment
  133. 112Application of Chapter 8
  134. 113Requirement to assess costs by the detailed procedure
  135. 114Procedure where detailed assessment required
  136. 115Costs paid otherwise than out of the assets of the energy supply company
  137. 116Award of costs against energy administrator
  138. 117Application for costs
  139. 118Costs and expenses of witnesses
  140. 119Final costs certificate
  141. Chapter 6: Persons who lack capacity to manage their affairs
  142. 120Introductory
  143. 121Appointment of another person to act
  144. 122Witness statement in support of application
  145. 123Service of notices following appointment
  146. Chapter 7: Appeals in energy supply company administration proceedings
  147. 124Appeals and reviews of esc administration orders
  148. 125Procedure on appeal
  149. Chapter 8: General
  150. 126Principal court rules and practice to apply
  151. 127Rights of audience
  152. 128Formal defects
  153. 129Service of orders staying proceedings
  154. 130Payment into court
  155. 131Further information and disclosure
  156. 132Office copies of documents
  157. Part 12: Proxies and energy supply company representation
  158. 133Definition of proxy
  159. 134Issue and use of forms
  160. 135Use of proxies at meetings
  161. 136Retention of proxies
  162. 137Right of inspection
  163. 138Proxy holder with financial interest
  164. 139Energy supply company representation
  165. Part 13: Examination of persons in energy supply company administration proceedings
  166. 140Preliminary
  167. 141Form and contents of application
  168. 142Order for examination, etc
  169. 143Procedure for examination
  170. 144Record of examination
  171. 145Cost of proceedings under section 236
  172. Part 14: Miscellaneous and general
  173. 146Power of Secretary of State to regulate certain matters
  174. 147Costs, expenses, etc
  175. 148Provable debts
  176. 149False claim of status as creditor, etc
  177. 150Punishment of offences
  178. Part 15: Provisions of general effect
  179. Chapter 1: The giving of notice and the supply of documents – general
  180. 151Application
  181. 152Personal delivery of documents
  182. 153Postal delivery of documents
  183. 154Non-receipt of notice of meeting
  184. 155Notice etc to solicitors
  185. 156Notice of meetings by advertisement only
  186. Chapter 2: The giving of notice and the supply of documents by or to energy administrators etc
  187. 157Application
  188. 158Notice to joint energy administrators
  189. 159The form of notices and other documents
  190. 160Proof of sending etc
  191. 161Authentication
  192. 162Electronic delivery in energy supply company administration proceedings – general
  193. 163Electronic delivery by energy administrators
  194. 164Use of websites by energy administrator
  195. 165Special provision on account of expense as to website use
  196. 166Electronic delivery of energy supply company administration proceedings to courts
  197. Chapter 3: Service of court documents
  198. 167Application
  199. 168Application of CPR Part 6 to service of court documents within the jurisdiction
  200. 169Service of orders staying proceedings
  201. 170Service on joint energy administrators
  202. 171Application of CPR Part 6 to service of court documents outside the jurisdiction
  203. Chapter 4: Meetings
  204. 172Quorum at meeting of creditors
  205. 173Remote attendance at meetings of creditors
  206. 174Action where person excluded
  207. 175Indication to excluded person
  208. 176Complaint
  209. Chapter 5: Forms
  210. 177Forms for use in energy supply company administration proceedings
  211. 178Electronic submission of information instead of submission of forms to the Secretary of State, energy administrators
  212. 179Electronic submission of information instead of submission of forms in all other cases
  213. Chapter 6: Gazette notices
  214. 180Contents of notices to be gazetted under the 1986 Act or these Rules
  215. 181Omission of unobtainable information
  216. 182The Gazette – general
  217. Chapter 7: Notice advertised otherwise than in the Gazette
  218. 183Notices otherwise advertised under the 1986 Act or these Rules
  219. 184Non-Gazette notices – other provisions
  220. Chapter 8: Notifications to the registrar of companies
  221. 185Application of this Chapter
  222. 186Information to be contained in all notifications to the registrar
  223. 187Notifications relating to the office of energy administrators
  224. 188Notification relating to documents
  225. 189Notifications relating to court orders
  226. 190Returns or reports of meetings
  227. 191Notifications relating to other events
  228. 192Notifications of more than one nature
  229. 193Notifications made to other persons at the same time
  230. Chapter 9: Inspection of documents and the provision of information
  231. 194Confidentiality of documents – grounds for refusing inspection
  232. 195Right to copy documents
  233. 196Charges for copy documents
  234. 197Right to have list of creditors
  235. Chapter 10: Computation of time and time limits
  236. 198Time limits
  237. Chapter 11: Security
  238. 199Energy administrator's security
  239. Chapter 12: Notice of order under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act
  240. 200Notice of order under section 176A(5) of the 1986 Act
  241. Part 16: Interpretation and application
  242. 201Introductory
  243. 202“The court”; “the registrar”
  244. 203“Energy supply company administration proceedings”
  245. 204“The appropriate fee”
  246. 205“Debt”, “liability”
  247. 206“Venue”
  248. 207Expressions used generally
  249. 208Application
  250. Signature
  251. Schedule 1Forms
  252. Part
  253. Part
  254. Part
  255. Part
  256. Part
  257. Part
  258. Part
  259. Part
  260. Part
  261. Part
  262. Part
  263. Part
  264. Part
  265. Part
  266. Part
  267. Part
  268. Part
  269. Part
  270. Part
  271. Schedule 2Punishment of offences under these rules
  272. Explanatory note