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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, Paragraph 2.
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Service of winding-up petitionsE+W
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2.—(1) A winding-up petition must be served at a company's registered office by handing it to a person at that address who—
(a)at the time of service acknowledges being a director, other officer or employee of the company;
(b)is, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person serving the petition, a director, other officer or employee of the company; or
(c)acknowledges being authorised to accept service of documents on the company's behalf.
(2) However if there is no one of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) at the registered office, the petition may be served by depositing it at or about the registered office in such a way that it is likely to come to the notice of a person attending the office.
(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies if—
(a)for any reason it is not practicable to serve a petition at a company's registered office;
(b)the company has no registered office; or
(c)the company is an unregistered company.
(4) Where this paragraph applies the petition may be served—
(a)by leaving it at the company's last known principal place of business in England and Wales in such a way that it is likely to come to the attention of a person attending there; or
(b)on the secretary or a director, manager or principal officer of the company, wherever that person may be found.
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