Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10A · Simplified Winding Up
250M. Qualification and conduct of liquidator
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The liquidator appointed to administer the simplified winding up programme for a company must be a qualified person.
liquidator
“liquidator” includes the Official Receiver when acting as the liquidator of a corporation;
Without limiting the powers of the Official Receiver, the Official Receiver is to take cognisance of the conduct of a liquidator appointed to administer the simplified winding up programme for a company under this Part, and may inquire into any matter and take such action on the matter as the Official Receiver thinks expedient.
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;
In this section, “qualified person” means any person —
who —
is a public accountant;
is a chartered accountant within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004; or
possesses any other qualification or any relevant experience as the Minister may prescribe by regulations made under section 72V; and
who is a licensed insolvency practitioner.