Insurance Companies Act 1982

59 Winding up rules

(1) Rules may be made under section 365 of the [1948 c. 38.] Companies Act 1948 or section 317 of the [1960 c. 22 (N.I.).] Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 (general rules about winding up) for determining the amount of the liabilities of an insurance company to policy holders of any class or description for the purpose of proof in a winding up and generally for carrying into effect the provisions of this Part of this Act with respect to the winding up of insurance companies.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, rules under section 365 of the said Act of 1948 or, as the case may be, section 317 of the said Act of 1960 may make provision for all or any of the following matters—

(a) the identification of the assets and liabilities falling within either paragraph of subsection (3) of section 55 above;

(b) the apportionment between the assets falling within -paragraphs (a) and (b) of that subsection of the costs, charges and expenses of the winding up and of any debts of the company having priority under section 319 of the said Act of 1948, or, as the case may be, section 287 of the said Act of 1960;

(c) the determination of the amount of liabilities of any description falling within either paragraph of that subsection for the purpose of establishing whether or not there is any such excess in respect of that paragraph as is mentioned in subsection (4) of section 55 above ;

(d) the application of assets within paragraph (a) of the said subsection (3) for meeting the liabilities within that paragraph;

(e) the application of assets representing any such excess as is mentioned in the said subsection (4).