Insolvency Act 1986

295 Failure of meeting to appoint trustee. E+W

(1) If a meeting summoned under section 293 or 294 is held but no appointment of a person as trustee is made, it is the duty of the official receiver to decide whether to refer the need for an appointment to the Secretary of State.

(2) On a reference made in pursuance of that decision, the Secretary of State shall either make an appointment or decline to make one.

(3) If—

(a) the official receiver decides not to refer the need for an appointment to the Secretary of State, or

(b) on such a reference the Secretary of State declines to make an appointment,

the official receiver shall give notice of his decision or, as the case may be, of the Secretary of State’s decision to the court.

(4) As from the giving of notice under subsection (3) in a case in which no notice has been given under section 293(2), the official receiver shall be trustee of the bankrupt’s estate.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 295 applied with modifications by S.I. 1986/1999, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. II

C2 S. 295 applied (with modifications) (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, art. 8(3)(9), Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 13

C3 S. 295 modified (1.12.1994) by S.I. 1994/2421, art. 11(2)(3), Sch. 7 para. 12