Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Winding Up
136. Provisions where person other than Official Receiver is appointed liquidator
Feedback & supportWhere, in the winding up of a company by the Court, a person other than the Official Receiver is appointed liquidator, that person —
company
“company” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967;
is not capable of acting as liquidator until that person has notified the Registrar of Companies of the appointment and has given security in the prescribed manner to the satisfaction of the Official Receiver; and
liquidator
“liquidator” includes the Official Receiver when acting as the liquidator of a corporation;
must give the Official Receiver such information, such access to and facilities for inspecting the books and documents of the company, and generally such aid, as may be required for enabling the Official Receiver to perform the Official Receiver’s duties under this Act.
Official Receiver
“Official Receiver” means the Official Receiver appointed under section 17(1) and includes a Deputy Official Receiver, a Senior Assistant Official Receiver and an Assistant Official Receiver;